Craig Birchfield
How to keep kids practicing through the summer
The sun is out and the clouds are gone. Hooray! This is the summertime creed of Oregon kids who have to run between raindrops for most of...
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Craig Birchfield
- Apr 25, 2017
- 2 min
Important String Player Resources in Greater Portland
Here in the greater Portland metro area we have some excellent resources for string players. I will also list some links to the best of...
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Craig Birchfield
- Aug 24, 2016
- 1 min
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
- 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
- Oct 17, 2013
- 3 min
10/17/2013 Musings on the Cello
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...
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Craig Birchfield
- Sep 26, 2013
- 3 min
9/26/2013 The Jet Airplane Analogy
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...
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Craig Birchfield
- Aug 29, 2013
- 3 min
8/29/2013 Zombies Triumphant!
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...
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Craig Birchfield
- Aug 9, 2013
- 3 min
8/9/2013 At what age should I start my child in music lessons?
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...
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Craig Birchfield
- Mar 5, 2013
- 3 min
3/5/2013 Know Thy Instrument
I hate black boxes – gleaming silver whatchamacallits that are covered with little invisible question marks. I like to know what is going...
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Craig Birchfield
- Jan 26, 2013
- 3 min
1/26/2013 Time Has Come Today
Professor Steven Hawkin proved mathematically that when the Universe began so did time. That is pretty interesting when you think about...
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