Guitar and Bass Lessons – St. Peters, MO

Banjo & Mountain Dulcimer

The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. To most people, all banjos look the same, but there are actually many different kinds!

The mountain dulcimer looks like an elongated fiddle but has frets like a guitar – and is played horizontally across the knees.The popularity of mountain dulcimers rocketed with the growing interest in folk and folk-rock music during the 1960s and early 70s. Famous players included Joni Mitchell Cyndi Lauper, and even the Rolling Stones!