Guitar Soli | Robinson Earle | Midwood Guitar Studio

Guitar Soli | Robinson Earle | Midwood Guitar Studio

Posted by Robinson Earle on Dec 5th 2019

There’s something magical about solo guitar music. In Greek Mythology, It was Hermes who crafted the first plucked string instrument. This “lyre” proved so entrancing that it helped him settle a dispute with his brother Apollo, who would go on to master its secrets. The guitar has many ancien …
Tone Woods: How We Describe Guitar Tone | Midwood Guitar

Tone Woods: How We Describe Guitar Tone | Midwood Guitar

Posted by Robinson Earle on Nov 15th 2019

The Sound of Guitars is Hard to Describe Often, the words we use reflect our subjective preferences. Whether a particular guitar sounds “boxy”, “thin”, “earthy”, or “woody” usually boils down to a matter of opinion. That said, there is a certain thematic continuity in our diction. It would be u …
Guitar Secrets: Six Tips Tor Staying Inspired To Practice

Guitar Secrets: Six Tips Tor Staying Inspired To Practice

Posted by Robinson Earle on Nov 8th 2019

Ideally, practicing guitar should feel like a combination of playtime and meditation.  Focusing too hard on one’s perceived goals can end in frustration and discouragement. Although everyone learns and refines their abilities differently, I have uncovered some approaches to the instrument tha …
​Eastman Guitars: A 19th Century Violin Workshop in Beijing

​Eastman Guitars: A 19th Century Violin Workshop in Beijing

Posted by Robinson Earle on Nov 7th 2019

All About Eastman GuitarsEastman Guitars are an incredible value and will challenge most handcrafted acoustic guitar builders. Eastman guitars are not “Made in China,” they are proudly hand-crafted in Beijing. In our increasingly global economy, this is an important distinction to make. Founded in …
Double Harmonic Major Scale | Midwood Guitar Studio

Double Harmonic Major Scale | Midwood Guitar Studio

Posted by Robinson Earle on Oct 31st 2019

Double Harmonic Major Scale At some point, most guitarists will tire of major and minor scales and start looking for something more “exotic”. After exploring the “church” modes, which can be committed to memory using the mnemonic, “ I Don’t Play Loud Marshalls Any Longer” (Ionian,  …
The Sunflower River School of Blues | Midwood Guitar Studio

The Sunflower River School of Blues | Midwood Guitar Studio

Posted by Robinson Earle on Oct 16th 2019

The Sunflower River School of Blues The roots of the blues run wide and deep, but there was something special in the soil along the Sunflower River a tributary of the Yazoo that runs through  Clarksdale, Mississippi. The Sunflower River School, as I’ve dubbed it, included such l …