Please visit PianoFromScratch.com to view all of the lessons and download the sheet music. Now we approach one of the most beautiful measures in the piece, where the hands swim over and under each other towards the top of the musical phrase. I’m using a virtual piano program called Pianoteq to illustrate how to use the damper pedal. My acoustic Cunningham Grand Piano has a QuietTime system installed, which uses special sensors on the piano action to transmit MIDI signals, allowing me to simultaneously route them through my computer to use in programs like Pianoteq. We also talk about pivoting fingers, and why I encourage you to cheat and skip that technique by just using the damper pedal A challenging measure to work on, but by taking things one at a time, you’ll see it really isn’t so bad!