A foot pedal is the same thing as one of the brake, accelerator or clutch pedals in a car, it is could also refer to one of the pedals on a bicycle or the pedal on a sewing machine. In other words it is a leaver operated by a person's foot.
The pedal on the right is the sostenuto or sustain pedal. It lifts all of the string dampers at once, so the strings continue to sound after the fingers are lifted from the keys. The pedal on the...
The pedalboard on the organ is laid out exactly like the regular keyboards, except the "keys" (pedals) are much larger because they are played with the feet. Beginning with low "C", they go up to the...
There are many different sizes and styles of harp. Typically the larger ones, like in a symphony orchestra, do have pedals while smaller ones do not. The pedals facilitate a wider range of notes than...