Musical performance involves not only technical practice, but also other important life skills. The following advice may be helpful. Terry Bowler, the UK thereminist, recommends:Read More
Wilco Botermans, the professional thereminist from The Netherlands, shares his knowledge on theremin amplification, grounding, weird sounds, and other common technical issues. Amplification The theremin is an electronic musical instrument, and it needs to be plugged into an amplifier to be heard. This sounds simple enough, but there are a few things to consider when...Read More
The new edition of the Theremin 30 podcast, host Rick Reid plays music from Canada, Finland, Peru, and Russia. Rick’s guest is thereminist and teacher Lydia Kavina, talking about the newly opened ThereminSchool online platform. Theremin 30Read More
Mandarin Electron NOW 01 01_Mandarin Electron NOWWatch this video on YouTube Mandarin Electron is a Matryomin maker represented by the Japanese theremin player Masami Takeuchi.The channel publishes videos of theremin and matryomin performances, including features on performers with paralysis and blindness. After suffering a cerebral hemorrhage during a concert in 2016 that left his right...Read More
Special Section of Leonardo Journal Vol. 6, 1996, pp. 45-84, the MIT Press: Leon Theremin, Pioneer of Electronic Art, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the inventor. When reading articles written thirty years ago, it is fascinating to compare the state of the theremin in the mid-1990s with its situation today, and to observe the...Read More
The theremin repertoire is quite large. In earlier times, there was a belief that the theremin was only suitable for lyrical, slow melodies or spooky, sci-fi, and psychedelic effects. However, this myth was refuted long ago. The pieces you can play are those you can work out musically. It depends on your musical taste and...Read More
The theremin was invented by Russian physicist Lev Theremin in 1919 and became the first electronic musical instrument that had a career in the XX-century and it is still the only instrument which can be played without any mechanical touching. The theremin-player moves his hands near two antennas. The proximity of the right hand to...Read More
There are numerous theremin designs available today, currently produced or second hand. They differ by many criteria: prise, quality, age, popularity, more digital functions, or pure analogue. While simple designs are easy to buy, more professional instruments are quite hard to find. You will have to explore different resources: a music instrument store in your...Read More
