Damn. I pedal too much.

[rickzjamm]

I asked an amazing pianist years ago how he developed his touch because it was amazing... "practice as slow as you can & no pedal".

[Al Coda]

Since my mobility issues refused operating pedals w/ my right foot in sitting position and standing on only one leg became difficult too, I disconnected all the pedals on my practise rig since about 2 years.

I really hate my mobility issues but now it has positive side effect on playing technique.

 

A.C.

[David R]

I see this with so many of my students. I tell them to practice everything without the pedal, and ONLY then start adding the pedal as glue for the stuff your hands cannot reach, or for sonic purposes. I don't remember how or why I got into playing without pedal but it helped my ears so much to treat the damper pedal like another hand, and to really feel the degrees of half-pedaling on a grand.

 

A good exercise is the first 6 parts of Hanon, no pedal, as legato as possible.

[Dnsmo]

"practice as slow as you can & no pedal".

^ This.

 

The famous Israeli-American pianist Yefim Bronfman does this very thing as part of his preconcert warm-up before each performance.