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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...

Craig Birchfield
Jun 20, 20183 min read
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The Infamous Violin Shaped Object
I had a call from a young lady the other day. She was having trouble keeping her brand new violin in tune. I asked if we had sold it to...

Craig Birchfield
May 22, 20173 min read
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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...

Craig Birchfield
Apr 25, 20172 min read
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Pain is Not Gain (Part 2) Tips for Playing Pain Free 1/29/2014
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...

Craig Birchfield
Jan 29, 20144 min read
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12/3/2013 Pain Is Not Gain – Part One
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...

Craig Birchfield
Dec 3, 20135 min read
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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...

Craig Birchfield
Sep 26, 20133 min read
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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...

Craig Birchfield
Mar 5, 20133 min read
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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...

Craig Birchfield
Jan 26, 20133 min read
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