Hello,

The title says it really. I want to teach myself to play a piano concerto. Having never done this before, I was wondering about the best way(s) to approach it.

I can ask my tutor occassionally, but this is a project I've set aside for me to do in my own time, as my lessons are taken up with Gde 7 piano and Gde 2 singing at the moment.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Hi Daisy. First of all catch your concerto and don't be over-ambitious. Choose one that you can manage in a reasonably short time. Have you looked at anything by Clementi? That's a good start I think. Then choose a movement, have a read through and go for it. A full score is a must and you might enjoy listening to recordings too. Think also about getting a Music Minus One recording to play with. They crop up on dear old eBay often.

Love to learn Mozart's Concerto #26 in D 'Coronation' one day! I would suggest asking your teacher for some help.

It can be done but I don't think it's that easy. I am currently tackling the Brahms No1 D minor and have managed to get a reduced score for the piano parts in the Ist and second movements. I have the full orchestral score also (about 80 pages) and it's an eternity before the piano part comes in, in the first movement. You can get scores for quite a few piano concertos which have been reduced ( non orchestral parts) for single or double pianos.

Good Luck!

You could try Beethoven's 1st Concerto then 3rd Concerto, perhaps.
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