Hi, I am learning to play W. A. Mozart`s Concerto No. 1 and the last time I went to lessons, my teacher told me I had to write my own cadenza. I was wandering if there are any tips I can get for this because as of now I am not sure how I should really do it. Should I have all my favorite parts of the song or mostly just random runs and arpegios? I know it`s suppose to be totally self created, but I don`t feel confortable enought to write anything that sounds right. Thanks for any suggestions.

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Generally, I don`t use other parts of the piece in shorter cadenzas, but If I am writing a longer one, I might use a particular motif that is characterisitc of the piece and is often repeated. Writing a cadenza for the first time is a bit difficult to get it to fit in, but your teacher should be able to offer guidance.

Playing other cadenzas might also help you to get a better understanding. Usually, there are published cadenzas for Concertos that you can buy off fluteworld.com

Good Luck!

good for you Matt, I like to have my students try to write Cadenzas. Learn and memorize all the major themes of the concerto and learn to transpose them. listen to and look at candenzas to get ideas, I trust your creative energy wil result in a great cadenza