Craig Birchfield
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 19, 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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Craig Birchfield
- Nov 27, 2014
- 4 min
Suzuki’s Big Idea
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...
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Craig Birchfield
- Oct 20, 2014
- 3 min
How to help kid to practice without fights
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,...
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Craig Birchfield
- Oct 1, 2014
- 5 min
Why so much? The anatomy of a violin price.
One question that I am frequently asked buy customers is what is the difference in between a violin costing $ to one costing $$ or even...
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Craig Birchfield
- Sep 20, 2014
- 4 min
The Pied Piper of the Purple Sage – Part 2 9/20/2014
There is something in the human psyche that loves a story about someone with such uncommon belief and vision that they can accomplish...
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Craig Birchfield
- Aug 25, 2014
- 3 min
The Pied Piper of the Purple Sage – Part 1 8/26/2014
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...
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Craig Birchfield
- Jun 18, 2014
- 3 min
Chill – Keeping the Joy in Our Music
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...
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Craig Birchfield
- May 23, 2014
- 3 min
The Horror Story!!! Buying musical instruments online 5/23/2014
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...
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Craig Birchfield
- May 10, 2014
- 4 min
The Good Stuff – Part Two: Great Music 5/10/2014
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...
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Craig Birchfield
- Apr 1, 2014
- 4 min
The Good Stuff – Part 1: The Joy of Live Music 4/1/2014
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...
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Craig Birchfield
- Mar 6, 2014
- 4 min
Bring the Thunder – The Magnificent Upright Bass 3/06/2014
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...
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