Wood versus Flesh

Sh*t. I did not expect that learning how to play ‘A Thousand Miles‘ by Vanessa Carlton would be as painful as it is.

I sat in front of the piano for the whole day, with the 10-page score, and my pencil to mark it.

I didn’t even feel my hands getting tired of playing.

…and that my fingers were slightly red.

…and that my fingertips hurt.

…and that my wrist felt so stretched because of the octaves and intervals in the piece.