Craig Birchfield
WE HAVE CELLOS!
I am getting word back from the vine that some of our local Portland area shops are already starting to run out of cellos. As of right...
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Craig Birchfield
- Aug 3, 2016
- 3 min
How to Adjust a Bridge – Critical Information
All advancing string players need to know how to adjust their bridges. The youngest of players should probably put off learning this task...
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Craig Birchfield
- Jun 29, 2016
- 3 min
Elephants for Breakfast, Violins for Lunch
As we enter into summer we are seeing quite a few new faces at our shop – younger and older – that want to take up violin, viola or cello...
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Craig Birchfield
- Jun 7, 2016
- 1 min
Spotlight on our Teacher Resource Page
I wanted to give a quick heads-up for our Teacher and Music School Resource Page which is accessed from our menu bar near the top of the...
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Craig Birchfield
- May 10, 2016
- 1 min
Kudos to Five Star Guitars – 2016 SBA Small Business Persons of the Year
On behalf of Allegro Violin and Music (as well as our local musicians) I would like to send a shout out to our good friends over at Five...
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Craig Birchfield
- Apr 27, 2016
- 2 min
Allegro’s Greatest Hits Part 1
I have been writing our Allegro Violin music blog for several years. I typically spend several hours writing each blog piece and I try to...
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Craig Birchfield
- Mar 9, 2016
- 5 min
Between the Flags and Dots
We have a great and rich tradition in western classical music. From my vantage point it seems to be alive and well today on planet Earth...
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Craig Birchfield
- Feb 5, 2016
- 5 min
The Cello Curmudgeon
I could have just as easily entitled this piece Violin Vexation. I thought that I would briefly revisit some important themes that I have...
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Craig Birchfield
- Jan 3, 2016
- 5 min
A Tale of Five Concerts
I hope everyone has a lovely Christmas and New Years and ditto for those of you who celebrated other holidays such as Hanukkah and...
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Craig Birchfield
- Dec 3, 2015
- 2 min
Top 10 Reasons Children Should Learn an Instrument
Here are my top ten reasons for children to learn to play a musical instrument. These include practical child development reasons such...
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Craig Birchfield
- Nov 3, 2015
- 1 min
Sherwood’s Voices
I wanted to do a shout out to the Voices for the Performing Arts Foundation in Sherwood, Oregon. The VPA foundation exists to promote the...
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Craig Birchfield
- Oct 6, 2015
- 1 min
Open Auditions for Portland Youth Rock Orchestra
(I thought that you might be interested in information from an organization in PDX that is combining traditional orchestral instruments...
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Craig Birchfield
- Sep 14, 2015
- 1 min
We Have CELLOS!!
We have Cellos in stock as well as Violins, Violas and Upright Basses; currently available in all popular sizes for purchase or rent....
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Craig Birchfield
- Aug 20, 2015
- 3 min
What is your Motivation?
I ran across a very interesting article in the August 2015 issue of Strings Magazine by double bassist Barry Green. I thought I might...
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Craig Birchfield
- Jul 1, 2015
- 3 min
7 Reasons Why Summer is a Great Time to Learn to Play
Early Summer time can be a hectic time here at our shop. Not only do we have a lot of returns on rentals from the end of the school year...
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Craig Birchfield
- May 30, 2015
- 2 min
The Beauty We Miss
This is a very interesting true story. A while back an average looking young man was playing violin in a train station in Washington DC....
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Craig Birchfield
- Apr 15, 2015
- 3 min
Violin and Orchestra Quotes, Jokes and Quips
(I’ve gathered these from around the net.) A violist and a friend were sitting in a coffee shop drinking coffee and watching the news on...
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Craig Birchfield
- Mar 8, 2015
- 4 min
All in the families – The Amati and Guarneri Luthier Clans
A while back I did a little blog piece on the life and work Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737). It is appropriate that I began with him...
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Craig Birchfield
- Feb 5, 2015
- 4 min
Don’t Panic!! Coping with issues with your violin or cello
“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” Swedish Proverb “A day of worry is more exhausting than a day of work.” John Lubbock...
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Craig Birchfield
- Jan 3, 2015
- 3 min
Resolutions You Should Make
Okay, Okay – I know that blog pieces on New Years Resolutions can be a little cliche but work with me here. It does not mater if you are...
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