Mandolin Lessons Knoxville TN – Nationwide | Ryan Byrne – Online Mandolin Instructor

MANDOLIN LESSONS KNOXVILLE TN: Popular Knoxville Academy of Music instructor Ryan Byrne is currently accepting new online mandolin students of all ages – but act fast, he only has a few spots remaining on his schedule!

Here in East Tennessee, we often associate the mandolin with bluegrass music performed by the likes of Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, and their younger contemporaries such as Chris Thile and Sierra Hull. But the modern mandolin as we know it dates back to the 18th century, and was featured in compositions by Vivaldi, Mozart, and Stravinsky. However, the story of the mandolin reaches back even further, as the modern mandolin evolved from the 16th century mandora (aka mandola).

Historically, the mandolin has a pear shaped body, which is known today as an A-Style mandolin. But a more modern shape, known as an F-Style mandolin, is favored by many bluegrass musicians.

A mandolin has four pairs, or “courses”, of strings. Each course of strings are plucked together as if they are one string and are referred to in the singular. For example, the first course of strings is referred to as the “first string”. The strings (courses) are tuned in fifths, with the pitches from low to high (4th string to 1st string) being g, d, a, and e.

References (History of Mandolin): https://www.britannica.com/art/mandolin