One of the best ways to minimize arm soreness after an injection is to move the arm as much as possible in the hours immediately afterward.

So on Friday I brought my viola with me when I went to get my second COVID shot, got the shot in my right arm, and immediately after exiting the building I pulled my viola out of the car and played straight through the first two Bach cello suites under a tree in the parking lot. Might as well make it an excuse to play, right? It's been a while since I've tried to "perform" anything live without stopping. (Even my trips out to the river, where passers-by on the bike trail and people boating or fishing nearby can hear me, are very much practice sessions.)

I was using my phone as a paperweight because it was a windy day, but decided to record the Prelude from the second suite in the middle of that play-through. It's not the best of performances at all; I rushed a lot and misread notes. But I don't think it's terrible considering it's a single-take recording of something I'm very much still working on.