I’ve been reading and interesting book of late. It is titled “Nurtured by Love” by Shin’ichi Suzuki and it is his autobiography, of...

I’ve scoured the Internet and also my personal brain for some ideas to help you encourage you kids to practice with out fights, tantrums,...

One question that I am frequently asked buy customers is what is the difference in between a violin costing $ to one costing $$ or even...

There is something in the human psyche that loves a story about someone with such uncommon belief and vision that they can accomplish...

Most people don’t know where the first youth symphony in the US was formed. It wasn’t in the cultured halls of Boston, New York, Chicago...

Yo-Yo Ma is one of the greatest cello artists in the world. He also seem like a pretty nice guy and someone who is not afraid to take a...

Cue in the big scary macabre organ music. In the 1960s I would watch a cheesy TV program in LA called Chiller that would show old Sci Fi...

In the first part I discussed the vitality of experiencing live music as a listener and as a musician. I called it, “the good stuff.” I...

I may have mentioned at one point that we have only had recorded music on a flat disk record since 1899 (Edison wax cylinders were...

Okay, confession time. It’s like a 12 step program. I stand up and say, “Hello, my name is Craig and I am a Bass addict.” Indeed, I am an...

Most parent’s do not expect their children to become professional musicians, but they would love to see their children enjoy music for...

I am finally getting around to keeping my promise about doing the second part of this article. I covered shoulder rests and chin rests in...

Okay, so I can’t even do the “New Year – New Beginnings” post without just a tad bit of eye rolling and a wry grinning even though I do...

My wife used to be a dental assistant. Most of the dentists that she worked for tried to minimize the discomfort of their patients as...

From now until the end of the year we are offering one free month of rental on either a violin or viola of any size. New First Time...

The Cello was a late comer to the violin family. The earliest ones we know of were built around the middle of the 16th century and the...

I may have already mentioned this analogy in an earlier posting but I want to give you the full treatment here. I try to tell this story...

One of the advantages of writing a blog for your own business is that you can veer a bit off topical as long as you stay in the same...

Ah yes, that is the question. It is one that has been debated and discussed frequently by both parents and educators. We recently had an...

…or we should probably say his violins are. Allegro Violin and Music is highly honored to have been chosen as a dealer for Scott Cao...