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What are the different mandolin chords?
A mandolin is a musical instrument that is in the lute family. The mandolin has 372 different chords and was first invented in the seventeenth century in Italy.
Does the mandolin go to the percussion family?
No, it belongs with the strings.
Is there a difference between a mandolin and a violin or is it the selfsame instrument but played in a different way?
Yes, there is a difference. A mandolin is a lute-like instrument, played like a guitar: http://www.answers.com/topic/mandolin?cat=entertainment A violin is a stringed instrument, played with a bow: http://www.answers.com/topic/violin?cat=entertainment However, just as there are four members of the violin family - the violin, viola, cello/violoncello and double bass, there are four basic members of the mandolin family which bear some relation to the violin family's relationships. These are as follows: * mandolin, with a range similar to that of the violin * mandola or tenor mandola, tuned to a fifth below the mandolin, meaning it has the same relationship as a viola to a violin * mandocello or mandolin cello * mando-bass, which is tuned like a double bass There are also several other mandolins in the mandolin family, such as the octave mandolin, the piccolo or sopranino mandolin, and several other variants of the mandolin from other countries.
What is mandolins' kin?
the mandolin family is much like that of the violin; There is the mandolin, the highest pitched in the family The Mandola, lower than the mandolin and tuned the same a a viola The Mandocello, as the name suggest similar to a cello tuning A mando- bass which is, again obvious, much like a double bass. There is also the octave-mandolin which is tuned exactly the same as a mandolin, just and octave lower. There is also, arguable, the Irish Bouzouki which is derived from a greek bouzuki as a pose to the lute (which the other mandolins are derived from). However, it has a flat back and is tuned in fifths so many now see it as another branch of the mandolin family.
What is the cousin to the guitar?
the mandolin family is much like that of the violin; There is the mandolin, the highest pitched in the family The Mandola, lower than the mandolin and tuned the same a a viola The Mandocello, as the name suggest similar to a cello tuning A mando- bass which is, again obvious, much like a double bass. There is also the octave-mandolin which is tuned exactly the same as a mandolin, just and octave lower. There is also, arguable, the Irish Bouzouki which is derived from a greek bouzuki as a pose to the lute (which the other mandolins are derived from). However, it has a flat back and is tuned in fifths so many now see it as another branch of the mandolin family.
Which Carolina Rain band member comes from Tennessee bluegrass gospel family band and plays the Mandolin?
Rhean Boyer, Ithink I read somewhere that he played the Mandolin.
What instrument did Bill Monroe?
Mandolin.....maybe
What instruments is in the string family?
In the string family is the guitar, electric bass, violin, viola, cello, double bass, banjo, mandolin, Ukulele, and harp.
What musical instrument family does the madolin belong to?
The mandolin is a stringed instrument.
Name a string instrument not from the violin family?
bandurria octavina laud guitar mandolin lute
Which two instrument are both tuned to notes g d a e?
fiddle and mandolin
What is mandoline?
Mandolin, additionally spelt as “mandolin”, which is a little stringed instrument in the lute family. It introduced in the 18th century in Italy and Germany from the 16th-century mandora. Have you ever witnessed a country music band performing live? Then you may have seen somebody playing that looks like a little guitar. This small musical instrument is known as a mandolin. It has four courses of dual metal strings, which is a total of eight strings that are tuned as one.
