Author Archives: KipRosser

Tip 7: Two Ways of Listening

Here’s one of several methods for being able to gauge your progress every time you practice.  

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Making the Case for Classical Music

Let’s take a break in the tutorials for a serious discussion of what music is most suitable for the theremin. It’s classical, of course.

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Lesson 45
Xtreme Pitch Jumping – Part 2

Using a work in progress, this exercise shifts your emphasis (and your typical perception) on to the volume hand to reveal pitches rather than on your pitch hand to find them.  

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Lesson 13
Fundamentals: Moving Toward Free Flow – Part 1

Let’s take a break from Xtremes and explore playing without tension, pressure or constraints.  

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Tip 8: Preserving EPro Pitch Rod Threads

Prevent the threads on your EPro pitch rod and pitch arm from being stripped while making alignment and attachment easier.  

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Lesson 44
Xtreme Pitch Jumping – Exercise 1

The first in a series of exercises designed to enable you to jump wide pitch intervals.  

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Tip 9: Mounting Thread Preservation

Keep those pesky tiny threads inside your theremin’s mounting flange from getting stripped.  

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Lesson 50
Xtreme Articulation Part 2

Part 1 laid the groundwork. Now, in Part 2 integrate the complete technique in order to play rapid note runs and complex rapid rhythms.  

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Lesson 49
Xtreme Articulation Part 1

At this point, working at the threshold is the defining factor in getting precise articulation.   Part 1 will prime you for the process of learning to articulate clean, rapid runs of notes when precision playing. The aim is to train the volume hand for more precise and complex rhythmic movements. It all begins here. [...]

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