Extreme beginner. Time required to play Beethoven concerto and chopin etudes

[josh93248]

I sincerely hope you will be in the 0,1% mentioned in my post above:)

Thanks outin, I will be starting with the easier ones of course, like the three tacked on ones... still 7 Chopin Etudes are fingered and prepared, I just have to get rid of (record) my old repertoire and I'll be working on about a quarter of them.

[outin]

Thanks outin, I will be starting with the easier ones of course, like the three tacked on ones... still 7 Chopin Etudes are fingered and prepared, I just have to get rid of (record) my old repertoire and I'll be working on about a quarter of them.

I'm curious about the fingered and prepared part. Do you work on all repertoire like that? What does preparation consist of?

[josh93248]

I'm curious about the fingered and prepared part. Do you work on all repertoire like that? What does preparation consist of?

Hold on, I'll start a thread about it. It's kind of my technical passion.

[outin]

Hold on, I'll start a thread about it. It's kind of my technical passion.

OK

[mjames]

op. 10 no. 3 is surprisingly far more approachable than it sounds. I was look over it a few days ago and I didn't seem to have too much trouble with it. The middle section fits perfectly with your hands too...

Haven't looked at any other etude but I'd wager that they're all way above my level.

[pianotv]

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but it's not unusual for it to take a decade or so to get to that level. Keeping in mind that the average person doesn't practice piano 3+ hours a day. If you're just a casual student, it tends to take a LONG time. But Chopin etudes are basically the pinnacle of repertoire, and there are lots of other awesome milestones to be found along the way that don't take a decade. Anyway, those are my two cents. Enjoy!