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...

My blog entry today is about slipping pegs. I have been discussing a bit more philosophical subjects of late like how to have greater...

Does your child have that magical musician gene? Probably not. I’m not saying that it doesn’t exist but I taught private lessons for...

As a violin teacher who specializes in starting young students I get this question a lot! It can be hard to believe that 3, 4 & 5 year...

Quick, name the greatest trumpet maker of all time? No takers? How about the father of saxophone builders? If you mention guitars someone...

For much of human history people could not read music. That isn’t to say that there were not great musicians. They just could not read...

I hate black boxes – gleaming silver whatchamacallits that are covered with little invisible question marks. I like to know what is going...

I am going to let you in on a deep dark secret. This is one that music teachers and music shop owners almost never discuss outside of...

Professor Steven Hawkin proved mathematically that when the Universe began so did time. That is pretty interesting when you think about...

I love working with kids. Besides being a parent I have taught private music lessons to kids and have been involved in children’s church,...

You’ve probably heard the question before. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. There is actually some wisdom behind this...