Functions of a keyboard (2)

Q1: Briefly describe the functions of the three pedals you would find on a grand piano.

There are three pedals on a grand piano. One of the pedals is called 'Una corda' which is the one on the right side then we have the 'Sostenuto pedal' which is the one in the middle and the 'Sustaining pedal' which is the on the left.

• Una Corda: It makes the sound quitter, it dampens the sound.
• Sostenuto Pedal: It hits one note, letting the others strings vibrate and resonate.
• Sustaining Pedal: it makes the notes vibrate and resonate. It brings the hammers up.

Q2: Give three differences between a grand piano and an upright piano.

One of the differences between the grand piano and the upright piano is that the Grand piano is more expensive than the upright piano and the grand piano is more resonate, bigger sounding. The way you press the keys on the upright piano it doesn't give you a full range of characteristics of dynamics than a grand piano.

Q3: What parameters can you control with the keys of a midi keyboard?

The parameters you can control if you are on a Midi keyboard is that you can be able to change the volume of it because all Midi keyboard has a botton when you can change th volume up and down, you can also control the modulation and bending the pitch of it. 

Q4: If you use a sustaining pedal on an electric keyboard or with a midi controller keyboard, what does it do? What does it not do which a real sustaing pedal does?

Q5: What are the advantages/disadvantages of shaping midi data using a keyboard? Give some examples of when using the software interface may be better.