Welcome to the complete history of our online journey! Over the last 6 years, Lydia Kavina has held more than 230 sessions, exploring everything from fundamental technique to experimental sound design.
Here you will find a list of the weekly meetups, special masterclasses, and deep dives into music theory and theremin history. Some of the sessions were recorded.
We have been honored to host world-renowned thereminists, engineers, and historians, including: Carolina Eyck, Gregoire Blanc, Thorwald Jorgensen, Pamelia Stickney, Randy George, Katica Illényi, Charlie Draper, Thierry Frenkel, Wilco Botermans, Olesya Rostovskaya, Rob Schwimmer, Dorit Chrysler, Elizabeth Brown, and many others.
11 January 2026 – Thereminschool website presentation
04 January 2026 – THEREMIN IMPOSSIBLE: Looking into the remaining Vaccai exercises
28 December 2025 – Theremin workshop highlights of 2025
21 December 2025 – Theremin Christmas party
14 December 2025 – Meet Asian thereminists: Raymond Chuang, Yoko Onishi, and Yumiko Takii
07 December 2025 – Meet Peruvian thereminists
23 November 2025 – Special Guest: Carolina Scruggs
16 November 2025 – Rhythms: Vaccai exercise on appoggiatura
09 November 2025 – Intervals of thirds
26 October 2025 – Theremin Halloween
12 October 2025 – Intervals & Vaccai exercise
05 October 2025 – Moving while playing: Theremin Zumba
28 September 2025 – Syncope exercise by Vaccai and Martinu’s Fantasy (bb 177-239)
14 & 21 September 2025 – Intervals and fingers
07 September 2025 – Workshop for beginners
31 August 2025 – Dvorak: Largo from the New World Symphony
24 August 2025 – Working on students’ repertoire
17 August 2025 – D-lev focus with Special Guest: Eric Wallin
03 August 2025 – Vaccai and Clara’s exercises, Martinu
27 July 2025 – Minimalistic techniques
20 July 2025 – Special Guest: Carolina Eyck
29 June 2025 – Folk music
22 June 2025 – Special Guest: Rick Reid
15 June 2025 – Working on students’ repertoire. Vaccai Exercise: Intervals of the 7th
01 June 2025 – Martinu Fantasy
25 May 2025 – The intervals of 6th, Vaccai Exercise
18 May 2025 – Martinu Fantasy
04 May 2025 – Special Guest: Véronique Miró Quesada
20 April 2025 – Ear training, Martinu Fantasy (bb 121-170)
13 April 2025 – Staccato techniques
06 April 2025 – Special Guest: Charlie Draper (Clara Rockmore ex. n/4 and Vaccai Intervals of the Fifth)
30 March 2025 – Theremin Zumba
23 March 2025 – Ear training. Martinu Fantasy (bb 97-121)
16 March 2025 – Special Guest: Thierry Frenkel
09 March 2025 – Theremin duets
02 March 2025 – Use of the Fourth
23 February 2025 – Chromatics. Martinu Fantasy (bars 60-80)
16 February 2025 – Working on pieces of the current repertoire
09 February 2025 – Special Guest: Charlotte Dubois
02 February 2025 – Workshop for beginners
19 January 2025 – First Vaccai exercise and first 59 bars of Martinu’s Fantasy
12 January 2025 – Special Guests: Gregoire Blanc, Hyrtis Gladys Hulot, and Jimmy Virani
05 January 2025 – Introduction of the Year Challenge
29 December 2024 – Clara Rockmore’s exercises
22 December 2024 – Christmas Party
15 December 2024 – Somewhere Over the Rainbow
08 December 2024 – German theremin players, Special Guest: Trautonia Capra
24 November 2024 – Working on pieces of the current repertoire
17 November 2024 – Rhythms, Canon “Here’s To”
10 November 2024 – Canon “Play the Simple Melody”
03 November 2024 – Special Guest: Steve Martin
27 October 2024 – Theremin Halloween
20 October 2024 – Workshop for beginners
14 October 2024 – Opera arias
29 September 2024 – Opera arias
22 September 2024 – Ave Maria by different composers
15 September 2024 – Theremin Extreme
01 September 2024 – Special Guest: Agnes Evseev
25 August 2024 – Theremin workshop dedicated to Leon Theremin
11, 28, 21 August 2024 – Becker: Higher
14 July 2024 – Non-stop playing
07 July 2024 – Beginner session, Theremin camp exchange
16 June 2024 – Staccato
09 June 2024 – Workshop for beginners
19 May 2024 – Finger technique, The Little Mermaid
28 April 2024 – Special Guest: Kip Rosser
21 April 2024 – Volume hand. Elephants by Saint-Saëns
14 April 2024 – Volume hand wrist, Dvorak, Raindrops
07 April 2024 – Beginner workshop
31 March 2024 – Theremin Zumba
24 March 2024 – Fingering
17 March 2024 – Fingering, large positions
10 March 2024 – Finger technique, Frère Jacques, Invention by Bach
03 March 2024 – Workshop for beginners and reading music on theremin
18 & 25 February 2024 – Legato
11 February 2024 – Special Guest: Gregoire Blanc
04 February 2024 – Workshop for beginners and reading music on theremin
28 January 2024 – Duets
21 January 2024 – Bach Air
14 January 2024 – Pitch control
07 January 2024 – Workshop for beginners
22 October 2023 – Special Guest: Xiao Xiao. Aria of Mister X by I. Kálmán
15 October 2023 – Online connection with THEREMeetIN (The Hague), organized by Wilco Botermans
08 October 2023 – Arias of Verdi
01 October 2023 – Ukrainian music
17 September 2023 – Leon Theremin. Special Guest: Andre Smirnov
10 September 2023 – Scales
03 September 2023 – Repertoire of Rockmore: Rachmaninoff and Ravel (Workshop by Thorwald Jorgensen)
06 August 2023 – Theremin in Pop Music
23 July 2023 – Special Guest: Olesya Rostovskaya
16 July 2023 – Notation for theremin
09 July 2023 – B. Martinu, Fantasy for theremin, string quartet, oboe and piano
02 July 2023 – Q&A about Lydia’s biography facts
24 June 2023 – Use of loop pedals with the theremin
21 May 2023 – Talk about Konstantin Kovalsky and Lev Korolev
07 May 2023 – Jazz interpretations
30 April 2023 – Special Guest: Thorwald Jorgensen
19, 26 March; 02, 09 April 2023 – Intervals, music theory, ear training
12 March 2023 – The Day the Earth Stood Still, music by B. Herrmann
05 March 2023 – Special Guest: Randy George
19 February 2023 – Fauré
12 February 2023 – Special Guest: Carolina Eyck
05 February 2023 – D-lev with Special Guest: Erik Wallin
29 January 2023 – Chopin
22 January 2023 – Bach
01 January 2023 – In memory of composer Eduard Artemyev
26 December 2022 – Theremin Academy Christmas Workshop
18 December 2022 – Christmas songs
11 December 2022 – Christmas Carols
04 December 2022 – Christmas duet
27 November 2022 – Christmas Carols
20 November 2022 – Music of your choice
12 November 2022 – Theremin duet techniques
06 November 2022 – Theremin duet
30 October 2022 – Theremin Halloween
16 & 23 October 2022 – Working on Bach’s Choral
09 October 2022 – Special Guest: Thierry Frenkel
25 September 2022 – Working on students’ repertoire
04 September 2022 – Theremin Microtonal Festival (Microtonal University)
21 August 2022 – Theremin Legato
14 August 2022 – Q&A Session
07 August 2022 – Theremin Psychology & Therapy with Special Guest: Carolina Eyck
31 July 2022 – Theremin Academy meeting
26 June 2022 – Working on your repertoire
12 June 2022 – Special Guest: Kip Rosser
01, 08, 22, 29 May 2022 – Improvisation, harmony, walking bass
17 April 2022 – Easter E-G-G hunt
10 April 2022 – Glissando workshop
16 January 2022 – Working on music pieces from participants’ repertoire
09 January 2022 – Duet playing. Meeting for Claravox owners
02 January 2022 – Workshop for beginners
26 December 2021 – Theremin Christmas and New Year online party
19 December 2021 – Exploring Moog Claravox Centennial with Special Guest: Gregoire Blanc
14, 21, 28 November; 12 December 2021 – Harmony study
07 November 2021 – Left! Left! Theremin invention during the Russian Revolution. Left hand movements
31 October 2021 – Theremin Halloween
24 October 2021 – Specificity of playing theremin in orchestra
10 & 17 October 2021 – Clara Rockmore’s method and repertoire
03 October 2021 – Theremin history research and sound design by Matthias Sauer
26 September 2021 – Russian contemporary music for theremin
12 September 2021 – Exercises from different Theremin methods
05 September 2021 – Russian repertoire
29 August 2021 – Marc Chouarain’s theremin collection
22 August 2021 – Ther-ee-okee
15 August 2021 – Theremin friends Clubhouse
08 August 2021 – Making a plan for your theremin practice
01 August 2021 – Post-academy discussion, ensembles
24-25 July 2021 – Theremin Online Academy: 40 hours non-stop program featuring Lydia Kavina, Carolina Eyck, Thierry Frenkel, Thorwald Jorgensen, Charlie Draper, Wilco Botermans, Miles Brown, Roy Palmer, Olesya Rostovskaya, Pamelia Stickney, and Randy George.
18 July 2021 – Learning pieces
11 July 2021 – Theremin in theatre
04 July 2021 – From Exercising to Improvising
27 June 2021 – Memories of Celia Sheen, Special Guest: Colin Sheen
20 June 2021 – The Swan by Saint-Saëns
13 June 2021 – Special Guest: Katica Illényi sharing her artistic experience
06 June 2021 – Music theory, ear training, exercises
30 May 2021 – Interpreting classical music & Ther-e-okee
23 May 2021 – Improvisation
16 May 2021 – Composing for theremin. Special Guest: Elizabeth Brown
09 May 2021 – Music theory, ear training, exercises
02 May 2021 – Vox and Thereminvox, Special Guest: Xiao Xiao
25 April 2021 – Advanced exercises from “The Art of Playing the Theremin” by Carolina Eyck
18 April 2021 – Exercises and improvisation for beginners
11 April 2021 – Touch! Don’t Touch! (Contemporary music for theremin duet & Memories of Barbara Buchholz)
04 April 2021 – Comparing Theremin and Continuum, with Special Guest: Rob Schwimmer
28 March 2021 – Carolina Eyck’s method for advanced players
21 March 2021 – Workshop for beginners
14 March 2021 – How to learn pieces on the theremin
07 March 2021 – Celebrating 110th anniversary of Clara Rockmore, with Special Guest: Robert Sherman
28 February 2021 – Carolina Eyck’s method, exercises for improvers
21 February 2021 – Ear training with the theremin (beginners)
14 February 2021 – Valentine’s Day: Songs of Love
07 February 2021 – “The Art of Playing the Theremin” by Carolina Eyck
31 January 2021 – Theremin activity in Latin America. Special Guests: Agnes Evseev, Ernesto Mendoza
24 January 2021 – Workshop for advanced
16 January 2021 – Workshop for beginners
10 January 2021 – Compositions for theremin. Special Guest: Olesya Rostovskaya
03 January 2021 – History and traditions of teaching theremin
27 December 2020 – THEREMIN100 activities
20 December 2020 – Christmas party! (Workshop on Christmas music)
13 December 2020 – GOOD VIBRATIONS: Practice and improve vibrato
06 December 2020 – Special Guest: Randy George (Playing technique and technology)
29 November 2020 – Special Guest: Gregoire Blanc (Claravox talk)
22 November 2020 – Back to Bach!
15 November 2020 – Exercises for beginners and improvers
08 November 2020 – Special Guest: Steve M. Martin (Film THEREMIN: An Electronic Odyssey)
01 November 2020 – Post-Halloween workshop
25 October 2020 – Practical session for beginners
18 October 2020 – Repertoire/style of Clara Rockmore. Special Guests: Thorwald Jorgensen and Danis James
11 October 2020 – Mike Buffington and Andy Baron talk about the RCA theremin
04 October 2020 – Learning techniques & exercises
27 September 2020 – Memories of Robert Moog, with Wilco Botermans and Yvonne Lambert
20 September 2020 – Leon Theremin’s inventions, talk by Andre Smirnov
13 September 2020 – Duet of Flowers by Delibes
06 September 2020 – Theremin music in Soviet times
23 August 2020 – Celebrating Leon Theremin’s Birthday
16 August 2020 – Special Guest: Charlie Draper (Luci Rosen’s archive)
09 August 2020 – Advice on pieces, expression, and vibrato
02 August 2020 – Theremin design with Special Guest: Dominik Bednarz
26 July 2020 – Advice on pieces, playing duets
19 July 2020 – Composing for theremin with Special Guest: Satenik Ulikhanyan
12 July 2020 – Connecting theremin to software/effects. Special Guest: Wilco Botermans
05 July 2020 – RCA theremin & Ondes Martenot. Special Guest: Charlie Draper
28 June 2020 – Physical side of theremin playing. Special Guest: Thierry Frenkel
21 June 2020 – Working on new pieces. Special Guest: Gregoire Blanc
13 June 2020 – Ensemble playing techniques
07 June 2020 – Theremini. Special Guest: Dorit Chrysler
24 & 31 May 2020 – Ear training, volume technique
17 May 2020 – Connecting theremin to other devices. Special Guest: Coralie Ehinger
26 April, 03 & 10 May 2020 – Theremin interface. Special Guest: Randy George
10 & 19 April 2020 – Special Guest: Thorwald Jorgensen
03 & 05 April 2020 – Special Guest: Charlie Draper
27 March 2020 – Special Guest: Thierry Frenkel, theremin engineer
20 March 2020 – The First Session
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