AETHERPHON, global theremin family

On 16 Nov 2006 at 10:25, Ann Cantelow wrote:

> 
> We need to outfit little babies or small children with such
> opportunities to affect their world.  With their pliable brains
> looking for action, no telling what fine-tuned capabilities would
> result.  I'm not averse to the Borg-like life, heh.
> 
> Start the next gen of theremin players young!  :)

Well, we are trying ;-)

During pregnancy our Lucie's hands were waving constantly inside my womb. About two 
weeks before she was born Lucie already attended some concerts and a workshop by 
Lydia Kavina. And we put her before a croix-sonore when she was but a few weeks old, 
just to see what would happen. She didn't seem to mind.

Now she's 4.5 months old, and instead of her hands her feet are waving.
She seems to like it when Wilco plays theremin with fx. She doesn't care when he plays 
classical pieces or when I play children songs. She does like it when I play sounds and 
waver from high to low. She does like it when I move her body to and from the pitch 
antenna. She doesn't care about the theremin sound that she can make waving her feet.

But what she really is crazy about are live human singing voices and rhythm. That gets 
her full attention and puts a very big smile on her face. Not to mention the comments she 
gives when a song/improvisation is finished.
(So I hardly play the theremin anymore, but my percussion skills are improving...)

As for smart outfits with all kind of electronics in them: babies can drool a lot!


greetings,
Jessica


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