Fretmentor’s Blog is for Everyone
Here you will find music related articles of interest to all musicians and music lovers. We provide product reviews, concert, places and event summaries, historical topics, profiles on current or past artists, music theory and more.
music instruction
Categories
-
Recent Posts
Meta
Tags
Acoustic Christmas Music Alan Munde Banjo banjo lesson banjo magazine banjo players banjo publication BB King Bill Monroe bluegrass festival blues guitarists buying a children's guitar Byron Berline childrens guitar Doc Watson Doug Dillard earl scruggs ear training foggy mountain breakdown fretmentor Fretmentor's Blog fretted instruments F Style Mandolin Guitar guitar lesson guitar players history of performers Jens Kruger John Hartford Kruger Brothers Mandolin mandolin lesson mandolin players melody lines musical alphabet Music Festivals music instruction music lessons music pioneers music teacher Music Theory music therapy playing by ear Practicing Music The Beatles
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Mandolins From A to F
Today when you go to a music store specializing in stringed instruments, you will see a variety mandolins by different instrument makers. They may come in different wood finishes and colors, yet the styles have remained the same for many … Continue reading
Posted in History, Mandolin
Tagged A Style Mandolin, F Style Mandolin, Mandolin, Orville Gibson
12 Comments
Greatest Musicians – Do Polls Only Go So Far?
Over the course of a year or so, I added polls to my website www.fretmentor.com, for readers to vote on who they believe is the best banjo, guitar or mandolin player of all-time. Of course, some of these polls had … Continue reading
Posted in Banjo, Guitar, History, Mandolin
Tagged banjo players, guitar players, history of performers, mandolin players, music pioneers
4 Comments
Stelling’s Staghorn
What does the Virginian, Old Woody, Sunflower, Staghorn, Crusader, Bellflower and Master Cross have in common? These are some of highest quality banjos made by Geoff Stelling at Stelling Banjo Works, located in Afton Virgnia. I like to think of … Continue reading
BB King Has Earned His Crown
It was back on April 2, 1992, when I first had the great pleasure to see BB King perform live, as well as meet the great blues legend. Looking back, I should have attended his concerts much sooner than I … Continue reading
Learn Banjo, Guitar & Mandolin with a Webcam
When I first started to learn a fretted instrument, my choices for instruction were limited. While there were plenty of guitar instructors, it was very difficult for me to find a qualified banjo or mandolin instructor. Today, many options are … Continue reading