Paula Bird, an accomplished violinist and pianist, is also an attorney. She received her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law and is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio. She also studied music performance (violin and piano) at Temple University in Philadelphia.
A former member of the San Antonio Symphony, Bird currently plays first violin with the Austin Symphony Orchestra and the Austin Lyric Opera, and she serves as Associate Concertmaster and Master Class Clinician with the Sunriver Music Festival in Oregon. She is also a principal player, soloist, and chamber player with the Conspirare Choir and the Victoria Bach Festival under the direction of Craig Hella Johnson..Bird currently teaches chamber music, private violin lessons, and co-teaches the String Methods classes at the Texas State University. Bird is also a certified teacher of Dr. Suzuki’s Talent Education Method and maintains an extensive private studio in Wimberley, TX. In addition to her responsibilities with Texas State University, including the University Summer Strings Camp, Bird is also the Director of the Texas State University Suzuki String Institute.