Hi All, to add my tuppenceworth, YES a decent instrument should be considered essential. MOOG have been building theremins for many years, so you may find a good one second hand if you don't want to buy one new. Many people of varying abilities and styles use them. Personally I don't get enough time on mine, but still love playing it when I can, even when I hit the bum notes. I've made myself a list of songs that I enjoy practising everything from pop tunes and nursery rhymes, to any ditty which catches my ear so to speak. Any practise is better than none, so even little ditties help and are less frustrating than trying to emulate full trax. Gordon's experimental trax give you an idea of what the theremin is capable of, so don't be put off by hitting bad notes, because you can do more than just play tunes. Wishing you all the best Paul -- .............\\\///............ ............-(oo)-............ __o000__(_)__000o__ __|____|____|____|__ ____|____|____|____| __|____|____|____|__ ____|____|____|____| www.nachtsmeer.com www.myspace.com/nachtsmeer http://earthmp.ning.com/profile/nachtsmeer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Rupert - First post- interest in theremin
2009-12-05 by # nachtsmeer #