Monthly Archives: January 2012

If it’s your goal to play melodic pieces on the theremin, the refinement of your sense of pitch is an ongoing endeavor. We’ll go from basic to progressively more complex. Without having “absolute” or “perfect pitch,” exercises like this help tune our ears.  

This introduction to an approach for pitch fingering lays out the parameters for the tutorial.  

Simple positions for the pitch hand and fingers derived from movements the hand makes naturally and observing the results. These movements serve as a point of departure for developing fingering that’s comfortable and repeatable, with predictable results. $nbsp;

Push beyond your limits, develop more comfort and dexterity with producing sound on the upstroke of your volume hand. This exercise provides a tactile reference to allow you to progress while gauging your accuracy and skill.  

You are gradually taking your abilities with vibrato from the mechanical to a fully expressive technique.  

New to the theremin? Your pitch hand positioning is very important.  

For those just starting out; find the optimum position for your body relative to the placement of the theremin. This is a crucial step in finding the most comfortable and productive stance.