The pedal-type data type

The pedal-type simple type is used to distinguish types of pedal directions. The start value indicates the start of a damper pedal, while the sostenuto value indicates the start of a sostenuto pedal. The other values can be used with either the damper or sostenuto pedal. The soft pedal is not included here because there is no special symbol or graphic used for it beyond what can be specified with words and bracket elements.

The change, continue, discontinue, and resume types are used when the line attribute is yes. The change type indicates a pedal lift and retake indicated with an inverted V marking. The continue type allows more precise formatting across system breaks and for more complex pedaling lines. The discontinue type indicates the end of a pedal line that does not include the explicit lift represented by the stop type. The resume type indicates the start of a pedal line that does not include the downstroke represented by the start type. It can be used when a line resumes after being discontinued, or to start a pedal line that is preceded by a text or symbol representation of the pedal.