AETHERPHON, global theremin family

On 8 Aug 2006 at 10:45, David V wrote:

> Who gives theremin lessons?  

In the Netherlands Wilco Botermans does. And he's the first and only one there.
To learn playing the theremin in 1994 and 1995 Wilco spent some months in Moscow to 
study with Lydia Kavina (just as Masami Takeuchi did, but without learning Russian.). 

Unfortunately there is not much demand for theremin lessons in the Netherlands. Most 
lessons Wilco give are to people who just bought a theremin or are interested in buying 
one. They want to have some guidance into mostly precision playing and then try to 
develop on their own. A lot of those new thereminists already play other instruments and 
use the theremin as an extra, or want to use the theremin as an effect.

If there was a standard technique for playing the theremin, the demand for quality would 
be higher and maybe people would have more need for lessons.

> And who that give theremin lessons are worth spending the time on?

In a world with a small number of thereminists you should grab what you can get.
So every thereminist you encounter that does teach is worth having lessons with.
Until you feel it's not working well for you, for what ever reason.
(distance, time, finance, being to stubborn, having babies together ;-) etc.)


greetings,
Jessica