How to play the theremin, the world’s oldest electronic instrument | Art Works

Theremin virtuoso and composer Miles Brown gives us a crash course in playing this famously spooky instrument. #ArtWorksABC
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[@g1fcg]

He said that the Theremin is the hardest instrument to play. (And I've heard that it is.) I already play the guitar, bass and piano. But I must admit I actually found the Theremin the easiest instrument to play! I got one about 4 years ago and could instinctively play tunes on it the first day it arrived! It kinda helped knowing how they work!

[@bisem433]

Nice video. I am curious as to why you cover the Moog logo on the front. Aesthetics?

[@CheckMySix]

Every Sci- Fi Movie in the fifties used the Theremin to add suspense and fear and the most famous example of this was "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (1951) and normally when Gort the giant Robot was about to do something th-cam.com/video/K6iF5sINVns/w-d-xo.html
Also used for the Theme to "Midsomer Murders" th-cam.com/video/YTZK9FNgK74/w-d-xo.html