tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846592383856626260.post2055019198266418017..comments2013-11-19T00:16:25.635+00:00Comments on ramblings: sharing the love...Ruth Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08535239104336624488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846592383856626260.post-26606831757646051242011-03-03T13:56:34.805+00:002011-03-03T13:56:34.805+00:00lol Gem, I'm EXACTLY the same. I've spent ...lol Gem, I'm EXACTLY the same. I've spent the last few years trying to get more stretch and can now get just over an octave but my hands are killing after playing if there are too many stretches. <br /><br />Papillons isn't too bad for stretches actually, it's only really number 11 that's got a lot of stretching, but the Schubert is hellish and fast, bad combo!<br /><br />xxRuth Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535239104336624488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846592383856626260.post-52112799682402269242011-03-03T13:21:27.576+00:002011-03-03T13:21:27.576+00:00Big fan of sharing the piano love!!! I avoid Schum...Big fan of sharing the piano love!!! I avoid Schumann because my hands are ridiculously small. I have the same size hands as my 10 year old cousin and I can *just* reach an octave. It's a pain in the arse when I try and play big stuff like Rachmaninoff!<br /><br />xxxGemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091407226188047122noreply@blogger.com