The Theremin - an introduction to a unique instrument

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  • @carolinaeyckvideos
    @carolinaeyckvideos  4 роки тому +44

    Join my Patreon community for the latest updates on my solo show developments! :) www.patreon.com/carolinaeyck

    • @handlemonium
      @handlemonium 4 роки тому +1

      Nice! Maybe other electronic instruments or a DJ mixing board (with software) could emulate switching octaves and other sounds, but yes, the Theremin is the only instrument based on physical motions that can do that! :D

    • @bilalahmed642
      @bilalahmed642 4 роки тому

      do u do suggestion on music ?

    • @Mitiya__ua
      @Mitiya__ua 3 роки тому

      u are cute )

    • @Mitiya__ua
      @Mitiya__ua 3 роки тому

      tell me, have u try Theremini? just bought it as my first thereminvox. but it feels like it is very limted in what u can do. i cant do such vibration sounds with my right hand (i mean i can, but it doesnt sound same as urs) and with my right hand it doesnt really metter do i put down whole hand, or only couple of fingers.. i wonder is it only my problem of lacking skills, or theremini is just much worse?

    • @MatthewHyatt
      @MatthewHyatt 3 роки тому

      You are so pretty!

  • @carolinaeyckvideos
    @carolinaeyckvideos  9 років тому +255

    Thank you all for your lovely feedback! Got a lot of messages and comments regarding effect pedals. Looking forward to check out everything!

    • @coupe-lee
      @coupe-lee 9 років тому +1

      If you are still looking for effects, one in particular came to my mind that I think would really add an interesting texture to the theremin, and that would be a ring modulator. Electro-Harmonix makes one called the frequency analyzer. It has a frequency oscillator that interacts with the fundamental notes you play and will create beat frequencies based on their intervallic relationships. It would create a very interesting sound when using glissando.

    • @houseofwine7704
      @houseofwine7704 9 років тому +5

      Great english for a German. Amazing how you can play!

    • @tuxontour
      @tuxontour 8 років тому +1

      +houseofwine I wondered were I have heard that that dialect until " Oh delay ist schon an"

    • @Darclipz
      @Darclipz 8 років тому

      This looks so confusing

    • @francesdowney6804
      @francesdowney6804 8 років тому

      +Hafizur Rahman Mee too !

  • @PokemonZeta6
    @PokemonZeta6 5 років тому +131

    15:30 is absolutely gorgeous. I'd love a whole song in that setting

    • @mateuszfelisiak480
      @mateuszfelisiak480 5 років тому +3

      reminds me of XI-XII century medieval vocal music, espiecially from a composer Perotinus. You should check it out possibly!

    • @moteldemoka
      @moteldemoka 5 років тому +4

      Is this a specific song being played or just a small improvisation? It’s gorgeous

    • @oliviageter5566
      @oliviageter5566 5 років тому +1

      If you watch Midsomer Murders, the theme song is played using this instrument.

    • @drumsticknuggets5123
      @drumsticknuggets5123 4 роки тому +2

      Seems like a standard chord progression - the pedal effect basically adds the extra tones based off the root - to complete the chord. It was a pleasant sound.

  • @andrewleblanc1855
    @andrewleblanc1855 2 роки тому +23

    I particularly enjoyed watching how much fun Carolina herself was having, laughing here and there and seeming to genuinely enjoy herself without taking herself too seriously -- and this is what makes her the best. My favorite bit has to be the effects , and how there was one that sounded like birds chirping. Thank you so much for sharing Carolina

  • @albertorivera7937
    @albertorivera7937 7 років тому +633

    Thoroughly enjoyed this video! I couldn't help but notice that your right hand figures look a little like sign language. Perhaps you could incorporate sign language and write a composition using these words or letters. Maybe translate a poem to theremine?

  • @ABFMick
    @ABFMick 4 роки тому +13

    I am not a musician, but this video is a credit to you as a demonstration of the instrument as well as your own talent. You are gifted, hopefully will see you perform live sometime.

  • @LaMisplacer
    @LaMisplacer 8 років тому +455

    I am watching this and the entire time cant believe that is an actual instrument. Am I in the future?

    • @Professicchio
      @Professicchio 7 років тому +76

      Amazingly, this is part of the past now :)

    • @majest33
      @majest33 7 років тому +6

      yes but unfortunately its a bit atompunk.

    • @blackhawkX02
      @blackhawkX02 7 років тому +10

      I think someone traveled in time because i never heard of this extraodinary thing either.

    • @BuyTheBookLotto
      @BuyTheBookLotto 7 років тому +56

      And to know it was made in the 1920s is even more crazy

    • @themaggattack
      @themaggattack 6 років тому +3

      Баба яга _ or so the time lords would have us believe. 😉

  • @buddydew101
    @buddydew101 8 років тому +63

    Google doodle brought me here today and all I can say is amazed. Making music by moving your hands in the air? All this time I've been on this Earth and never seen such a beautiful unique instrument that was created almost 100 years ago!

    • @JustNaomi215
      @JustNaomi215 8 років тому

      mind blown right now, thank you science and Thermin

  • @morrismclean3584
    @morrismclean3584 6 років тому +52

    We will wait a long time for the album, The Theremin - Unplugged.

  • @blacklektor
    @blacklektor 9 років тому +21

    I love your approach and style of playing. I'm not great but I'm learning. Right now I just make noise... but I have a great time making noise.

  • @newtwiggles5912
    @newtwiggles5912 4 роки тому +8

    Your commentary and examples made me realize that some of my favorite scores had Theremins in them. I had never considered what really made that 'eerie' sound, but given the invention on the instrument and the talented musicians like yourself, I can see why it became so popular and yet remained so niche!

  • @crogerday
    @crogerday 8 років тому +7

    Thank you. I am in the process of writing a quartet for theremin, flute, clarinet and cello!
    This is very useful.

  • @fruiteusfly5307
    @fruiteusfly5307 7 років тому +6

    The dexterity and hand-eye coordination required for this instrument must be insane. Props to you!

  • @vik24oct1991
    @vik24oct1991 8 років тому +202

    This seems like a instrument which orchestra conductor can carry as a backup just in case the orchestra doesn't show up. Jokes apart it is a very interesting instrument and seems like very difficult to master.

    • @sebastianzaczek
      @sebastianzaczek 5 років тому +10

      conductor… haha... unintentional pun :D

    • @Dildo_Baggins.
      @Dildo_Baggins. 5 років тому +6

      @@sebastianzaczek horrible! Watt were you thinking? 🤓

    • @FlockOfHawks
      @FlockOfHawks 4 роки тому +4

      Ohm i god

  • @katiekilgore6918
    @katiekilgore6918 6 років тому +10

    This made me incredibly happy! I’m an aspiring composer, and this video made me want to write for this amazing instrument. I had no idea that it was as cool as it is.

  • @MetalSonicBricks
    @MetalSonicBricks 9 років тому +17

    I can't decide whether I like her accent or her playing the most :)

  • @Traiken
    @Traiken 9 років тому +83

    This is the most delighted I've been by watching bubbles in the last twenty, twenty five years.

    • @drugnome2657
      @drugnome2657 5 років тому

      I didn't want to ruin your 69 likes, also, I feel the same

  • @dannydoodle91
    @dannydoodle91 8 років тому +21

    Fantastic explanatory video, I got onto this because Clara Rockmore was on the Google bar!! I like how you used pedal delay to create nice choral structures.

  • @alangordon2831
    @alangordon2831 4 роки тому +2

    The tulips, the performer, and the music--all beautiful.

  • @quietmind7476
    @quietmind7476 7 років тому +86

    Can Carolina convince the Moog company to resume production of the pro,

    • @gormauslander
      @gormauslander 5 років тому +6

      That would be greatly appreciated. The wood makes it look way more classy

    • @TRILOBYTETV
      @TRILOBYTETV 4 роки тому +4

      Moog will Be releasing (limited run) a classy Theremin called The Claravox Centennial! ($1,500.00)

  • @AlpineKitty
    @AlpineKitty 3 роки тому +2

    My ADD means I struggle to listen to people explaining things, so I usually watch UA-cam videos on 1.5 speed. Not this one, it's fascinating and so beautifully explained. I love the cello and trained to be a classical singer, so the theremin is the best of both worlds ❤️

  • @Lewizll
    @Lewizll 7 років тому +3

    Great, thorough introduction to this instrument I only JUST found out about. What a beautiful sound this produces!

  • @petedako
    @petedako 9 років тому +3

    What a beautiful tone ~ Carolina Eyck has taken the theremin leaps and bounds since the days of Clara Rockmore. It was fantastic to hear the orchestral work with FAZIL SAY but this solo clip really gives you the full sound of her marvelous unaccompanied playing

  • @terminalglimmer
    @terminalglimmer 7 років тому +39

    I love that little duck thing under the Etherwave.

  • @DouglasHPlumb
    @DouglasHPlumb 8 років тому +112

    I've been on the internet since 1996. I thought I had seen everything.

    • @majcrash
      @majcrash 6 років тому +2

      So has everyone else, and you'll never see everything. It's fun trying, though.

  • @alricthered226
    @alricthered226 7 років тому +3

    Thoroughly enjoyed this. Beautiful stuff, especially with the effects petals. Thank you so much for posting this. I have been a fan of electronic music for years, in a casual way, and it will always catch my attention.

  • @sophiajune546
    @sophiajune546 6 років тому

    Never knew about this instrument until I found your channel. One of the coolest things I have ever discovered on a rainy day.

  • @GrantGryczan
    @GrantGryczan 6 років тому +74

    15:31 That is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. If it's from something, tell me now. If not, someone get on that. (Carolina?)

    • @hoodyhoo1004
      @hoodyhoo1004 5 років тому +6

      Anyone ever find out? How can there be so much emotion in such a short snippet

    • @Dude-sr4ji
      @Dude-sr4ji 5 років тому +1

      It almost sounds like it's from Holst's The Planets, but it might be from something else. I think I may have heard it before...

    • @abdelrahmanamin2279
      @abdelrahmanamin2279 5 років тому +1

      Sounds familiar to a soundtrack in The Titanic movie to me

    • @helena_4
      @helena_4 5 років тому

      In the description she linked a piece called Universe Symphony around that time but i havent been able to find those exact chords, ill have to listen to the entire piece to find them

    • @swrdghcnqstdr
      @swrdghcnqstdr 5 років тому

      found a grant in the wild

  • @VAdu56
    @VAdu56 4 роки тому +1

    Magnifique Miss ....!! Bravo ! et Merci de ce tuto ...!!

  • @kekipark77
    @kekipark77 5 років тому +8

    Found your channel through your video with Rob Scallon, youre so AWESOME!

  • @superipermagererata5084
    @superipermagererata5084 7 місяців тому

    You really have done a genius work, you created a whole method all by yourself and studied the instrument yourself. All the work effort you put to that instrument it’s completely incredible, you deserve to be remembered for centuries

  • @sisyr5615
    @sisyr5615 8 років тому +85

    The high pitch on preset #4 (about 9 minutes in) is eerily similar to a voice.

    • @thatgirlwhodidthething5836
      @thatgirlwhodidthething5836 8 років тому +13

      Michael Cider (about 9:08-ish or 9:11) IT IS! AND IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!! She plays with so much emotion 😍

    • @jaredhoeft2832
      @jaredhoeft2832 5 років тому +1

      It really is! Sounds like a soprano singer

  • @martinharris5017
    @martinharris5017 5 років тому +1

    Invaluable knowledge. Thanks for sharing Carolina.

  • @xDaveN
    @xDaveN 8 років тому +293

    how the fuck does this work im baked af is this magic

    • @blackhawkX02
      @blackhawkX02 7 років тому +19

      I think it uses electromagnetic fields

    • @haziqkhairudin5455
      @haziqkhairudin5455 7 років тому +2

      ReflexEdits THIS IS SORCERY! LOL

    • @alfonshomac
      @alfonshomac 7 років тому +2

      Capacitance! Google away!

    • @WhoWouldWantThisName
      @WhoWouldWantThisName 7 років тому +12

      Don't listen to them. It IS magic.

    • @Otm_Shank
      @Otm_Shank 7 років тому

      There actually is more evidence to support the literal paranormal magic involved in a theremin. This video shows it up close: ua-cam.com/video/lGTvOXvsENM/v-deo.html

  •  8 років тому

    Congratulations for sharing your experience with us. I had never heard about Theremin. Thanks so much.

  • @Unibabble
    @Unibabble 7 років тому +42

    Wow, this was amazing. Your technique is so expressive, and the instrument itself is capable of incredible dynamic range and pitch variation. Have you thought of using the theremin as a controller for a larger modular, or even a software synth? You could do a lot more with external modulations and different sounds or samples. The combination of so much expressive control with the power of synthesis makes me a little dizzy! :D

  • @jimatyeo
    @jimatyeo 6 років тому

    Carolina that was wonderful. Thank you for your time and artistry. It was delightful watching you demonstrate the complexity of the Theremin.

  • @nachtsmeer
    @nachtsmeer 9 років тому +23

    ,,, it's really good to see that your bunnii rabbit also gets a small hop on part :)
    - it made me smile -

  • @MercyChen-k6d
    @MercyChen-k6d 2 роки тому

    This is so detailed to learn how the theremin works!!!So Helpful!!!Thank you very much!!!

  • @OrianaDiazL
    @OrianaDiazL 9 років тому +5

    Oh my God, what an amazing video. Thank you so much for the Recommendation :)

  • @saskiatomkinspersonal6940
    @saskiatomkinspersonal6940 5 років тому +1

    Thankyou for this video! I just got one for Christmas and as I violinist, I'm really excited to learn and see where it takes me.

  • @farrlinn
    @farrlinn 9 років тому +8

    You make it look so easy! :)

  • @jacobhann792
    @jacobhann792 6 років тому +2

    This was incredibly informative! You have an incredible talent and
    I have greatly enjoyed your covers and compositions for the theremin.
    I had no idea how versatile an instrument it could be!

  • @lordturet5696
    @lordturet5696 8 років тому +3

    the beginning is so awesome

  • @PaulSmith-qs1es
    @PaulSmith-qs1es 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this. It really helps me to understand the instrument in a way I couldn't just by reading about it.

  • @mecabrico
    @mecabrico 9 років тому +6

    Bonjour Carolina,
    Comme vous semblez polyglotte, je vous adresse mes félicitations en français. :-)
    Très jolie vidéo permettant de découvrir cet étrange instrument. Vous en jouez avec grâce et c'est très plaisant à observer. En plus, la vidéo est réalisée de façon sympathique tout en étant bien structurée.
    Bonne continuation !

  • @wbblelebbw9678
    @wbblelebbw9678 2 роки тому

    A fascinating video about an extraordinary instrument. I came here after listening to your concert for the 2022 BBC Prom.

  • @zoso73
    @zoso73 9 років тому +24

    Carolina, how about a "duet" on the Theremin with Jimmy Page? I'm sure he wouldn't turn the opportunity down.

  • @delcameron
    @delcameron 8 років тому

    Carolina, your videos are always so great, they manage to have a lot of content while remaining light and fun to watch. A theremin is on my to-be-purchased-as-soon-as-I-have-the-money list; I piano, I guitar, I sing, I compose, and now I want to theremin! Thanks for your contribution to my endeavour!

  • @snoski
    @snoski 7 років тому +45

    I rewatched from 16:24 to 16:28 like 20 times in a row. LOL!

  • @dotdissonance
    @dotdissonance 6 років тому +1

    Cool! I've played around with these in old electronic museums, but outside of weird 60's music, I didn't think anyone was using them for anything serious. Thanks!!

  • @donzpicazo2934
    @donzpicazo2934 8 років тому +48

    i found out about this cause of google ...what an awesome instrument!

  • @SynnicWinterhaven
    @SynnicWinterhaven 7 років тому +1

    Very informative and quite cute too. I love how nicely you explained things and enjoyed your sense of humor.

  • @Morgan-zs1oj
    @Morgan-zs1oj 7 років тому +3

    Moments like 13:34 и 15:02 are so, so beautiful!

  • @jaredhoeft2832
    @jaredhoeft2832 5 років тому +1

    Fantastic and extremely helpful video!

  • @slp0001
    @slp0001 9 років тому +5

    Wow! What a great video! I knew very little about theremins (did I spell that right?) before this, but this taught me a lot! I especially loved the harmony effect with the 'certain cords' you set. That... was beyond beautiful. It sounded rather strange at times but probably because it's so different from normal instruments and such a precise instrument. Thanks for posting this!
    P.S.- I love your accent! :)

    • @TobyPratt
      @TobyPratt 9 років тому

      I've never heard of this instrument before. Very interesting!

    • @slp0001
      @slp0001 9 років тому

      Wow, I didn't mean to post this on Google+... how'd I do that??

    • @TobyPratt
      @TobyPratt 9 років тому

      Maybe you liked it and commented on it on youtube? You can remove the post from G+ if you prefer.

  • @mattsynth
    @mattsynth 9 років тому +1

    Amazing, I have always been intrigued with Theremin's but never really had a chance to play one. Thanks for the post I enjoyed it very much.

  • @j.jasonwentworth723
    @j.jasonwentworth723 3 роки тому +4

    I wish my late friend Gary Moore, who had built and played his own theremin (a tube model, electronically more like the 1929 RCA Theremin that they licensed from Leon Theremin), could have seen and heard this! The modern ones are definitely more versatile.

  • @ginafarrugia7053
    @ginafarrugia7053 8 років тому +1

    Thank you so much for this video. What a way to get a beginner started! I'm getting a lender this week and can't wait to start.

  • @abelincoln95
    @abelincoln95 7 років тому +5

    Tube pre-amp!! That would rock the theremin!!!

  • @johnmitchelljr
    @johnmitchelljr 5 років тому +1

    Very well done video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @eddiegomez4134
    @eddiegomez4134 8 років тому +3

    She's gorgeous! I want a theremin now!

  • @fraerithlelfe6027
    @fraerithlelfe6027 3 роки тому

    Incroyable ! Je ne connaissais absolument pas cet instrument !
    Merci pour la présentation !

  • @KVLT_VVITCH
    @KVLT_VVITCH 9 років тому +7

    Honestly the only reason I know what a theremin is, is because I love old sci-fi films.

  • @roninmbattousai
    @roninmbattousai 9 років тому

    This is becoming a part of my music technology curriculum for teaching. Thanks very much this is helpful for composers and pedagogy.

  • @Wochensau
    @Wochensau 7 років тому +4

    The best electronic instruments - the theremin, the Ondes Martenot, and the electronic organ - were all invented long before WW2.
    In 2 years, the theremin will be 100 years old. A reason to celebrate bigly.

  • @mandylester9360
    @mandylester9360 7 років тому +1

    I must learn this! I grew up around music and am just now learning about this at 28!

  • @cottonheadandtheninnymuggi3698
    @cottonheadandtheninnymuggi3698 8 років тому +4

    I sincerely suggest using a wah pedal. Adding a depth sweep would bring the fluidity of foot control in addition to the summation of the fluidity of both hands. It does amazing things for a basic keyboard... (tonal resonance depth shifting, as well as High Gain frequency pitch manipulation.) I can only imagine what I can do for a theremin.

    • @carolinaeyckvideos
      @carolinaeyckvideos  8 років тому

      Thank you :)

    • @Tmanaz480
      @Tmanaz480 6 років тому

      The beauty of the theremin is its limitations, though. Mess with it too much and it becomes something else.

  • @call_me_stan5887
    @call_me_stan5887 7 років тому

    Excellent video! Thank you! Now I know more about this fantastic instrument!

  • @marioa.morales4461
    @marioa.morales4461 8 років тому +160

    She is so beutiful!

    • @oliverslicey
      @oliverslicey 5 років тому +1

      She was

    • @Daniel_Boni
      @Daniel_Boni 4 роки тому +4

      @@oliverslicey She is definitely still alive dude

  • @no_handle_required
    @no_handle_required 6 років тому

    Mesmerizing and quite amazing. I like the theremin too.

  • @mikek660
    @mikek660 7 років тому +3

    What an amazing introduction to the instrument. Thank you! I hope you're still answering questions and taking suggestions? I wonder how the theremin would sound like with a talk box. Should be interesting. Also could you play staccato notes by placing the screwdriver looking thing (maybe it is a screwdriver?) inside the left antenna and touching/tapping the metal part with your fingers?

    • @carolinaeyckvideos
      @carolinaeyckvideos  7 років тому +4

      Thank you for your suggestions! I actually tried the staccato, it didn't work really well, but it sounded funny! :)

  • @pigcrackrecords1694
    @pigcrackrecords1694 2 роки тому

    It's kind of crazy how good this video is. Big thanks.

  • @carolinaeyckvideos
    @carolinaeyckvideos  5 років тому +47

    New album "Waves" out now! :) www.carolinaeyck.com/waveslp

    • @shable1436
      @shable1436 5 років тому

      I have a suggestion of sorts, or at least ask you to look into this, i think you will absolutely love the creativeness of it. You may have to travel to though, or could do it via internet. Have you heard of Daniel Lenois? He is a producer and made a few albums you may have heard, U2, Bob Dylan, Neil young among others. He played with Trixie Whitley in a band called black dub, she lives in Brussels now and is famous also, i played with her father Chris in the 90s. Dan plays anything and is a musical genius, he layers music like yourself using moogs now, he played at moogfest for years, he been famous forever in serious music circles, and loves collaborating with others that are like minded. I suggest you give him a listen and shoot him an email and make some arrangements together, it will be like your Vai vid, a true genius collaboration. I think if two ppl can make moogs sound the best together it could be you two together. You seem like a cool ass chick!! Love from VA!
      ua-cam.com/video/yl45zRZfEdk/v-deo.html
      Npr tiny desk ua-cam.com/video/KUnUv_395vY/v-deo.html

    • @burak_g9975
      @burak_g9975 5 років тому

      Sowas brauche ich auch, dann kann ich denn ganzen Tag damit "spielen" wie ein kleines Kind das ein neues Spielzeug bekommen hat 😅😅😅

  • @masonblank97
    @masonblank97 6 років тому

    Very educational. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the theremin.

  • @nik62es
    @nik62es 8 років тому +5

    ..I hope you're still answering questions :-) I am getting my first theremin, second hand..it is a simple model, volume control is by a knob. Should I still try to play it with both hands, i.e.: do I leave one hand close to the volume know ? Now for a purely academical question - can you set various theremin around you and do a "performance" or even dance, getting closer to each theremin as you move and therefore create..well a song.. ? Am I re-inventing the wheel ? Thanks...and from a beginners/outsiders point of view - this is probably still so much avant garde as it was almost 100 years ago.

    • @carolinaeyckvideos
      @carolinaeyckvideos  8 років тому +4

      +nik62es 1. I would probably have my hand at the volume knob, if I had to play a "pitch only" theremin. 2. Just try it out ;) Several theremins might interfere with each other, so I'm not sure, if you would get a nice sound out of it.

  • @deanobro69
    @deanobro69 7 років тому

    Beautiful! I have always loved the Theremin but you Carolina are the reason I subscribed.

  • @rekokovero9155
    @rekokovero9155 5 років тому +23

    Anyone wanna buy my theremin? Haven't touched it in years.

    • @sibsibs83
      @sibsibs83 4 роки тому

      sure

    • @chloef6823
      @chloef6823 3 роки тому

      Yes yes

    • @georgealexander8661
      @georgealexander8661 3 роки тому

      Reko Kovero..You say you haven't touched your
      Theremin in years? Oh boy...That's a good one!
      🤩😃😀🎵🎶💢💯🤪🤪👌👌🖕👏👏👏😁😁😄

  • @burraldo
    @burraldo 4 роки тому

    Wonderful! Your explanation will help me a lot. Thank you and congratulations!👏👏👍🌹
    I loved the bubbles and the birds😀

  • @jaro6004
    @jaro6004 5 років тому +6

    I'm not totally sure how to word this, but how fast can you comfortably play?

  • @chanpatton8450
    @chanpatton8450 7 років тому

    Learned something new today. thank you carolina

  • @georglawall6022
    @georglawall6022 8 років тому +7

    Very good introduction! Since I compose a lot of very soft music for acoustic instruments, the mechanic clicks (if you change a register) are disturbing. Can they be avoided, or is this a future development of the instrument? But generally it wood be interesting to compose for it in combination with classical guitar and violin, to name just a few.
    Thanks again! I will 'have an ear' on your chanal!

    • @dogdaymusicandphoto
      @dogdaymusicandphoto 7 років тому +2

      If you were recording the theremin with a d.i. then I don't think the clicks would come through as it's the noise of the physical switch being picked up by the camera.

  • @nolanxart
    @nolanxart 5 років тому

    So beautiful! Thanks for the information. This is my next instrument, for sure. I love that it uses invisible fields of energy and allows for such a range of expression.

  • @hannahsenior3402
    @hannahsenior3402 8 років тому +73

    Did anyone see a rabbit on the effect pedal????

  • @iliekmegapie
    @iliekmegapie 6 років тому

    Thank you for this video!! I'm a composition student in college right now, and I'm always prowling for innovative things to do with my music. I wouldn't even know where to start with a theremin before watching this video.

  • @derdingobaron
    @derdingobaron 9 років тому +11

    "Oh...Delay ist schon an!"

  • @KGBookkeeping
    @KGBookkeeping 2 роки тому

    Absolutely my favourite instrument! Thank you for this video. Very entertaining, informative, and encouraging!

  • @Maquox
    @Maquox 8 років тому +3

    This is so amazing!
    I've listened to Clara Rockmore for some time now, and I love the instrument.
    Do you have any recommendation on a relatively cheap theremin that's good enough to start learning in?
    Is it possible to build one?
    Thank you so much, this video was very interesting and educating! :)
    (I didn't get the clapping, but laughed heartily, haha)
    PS: BUBBLEEEES!!

    • @carolinaeyckvideos
      @carolinaeyckvideos  8 років тому

      +Maquox Have a look here: ua-cam.com/video/8TKnUva5zlg/v-deo.html This would be a good instrument to start with.

    • @Maquox
      @Maquox 8 років тому

      Thank you! :)

  • @GooseGooseDuck797
    @GooseGooseDuck797 4 роки тому

    Definitely going to compose a piece for the instrument. This video was just what I was looking for

  • @vinskeeter
    @vinskeeter 6 років тому +4

    Is this what was used in sci-fi "B" movies of the 50's when the monster was creeping up on the defenseless woman?

  • @dreamtripper2
    @dreamtripper2 8 років тому

    Großartig, vielen Dank für das tolle Video!

  • @AugustHawk
    @AugustHawk 7 років тому +4

    Wow! Can you play Star Wars on the Theremin? How about Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Theme to Jaws? *sorry* I'm so mesmerized by the sound of this instrument, soooooooooo many classical themes instantly come to mind! lol ;)

    • @carolinaeyckvideos
      @carolinaeyckvideos  7 років тому +5

      Hey! Follow me on Facebook /carolinaeyck. Once in a while we have live streammings and you can ask for a song :)

    • @jaredt5127
      @jaredt5127 2 роки тому

      Variations on the Force theme would be fantastic. 👍

  • @TheVerenaAnna
    @TheVerenaAnna 8 років тому

    Sehr beeindruckend! Toll erklärt! Vielen Dank!

  • @snoski
    @snoski 7 років тому +6

    How long have you been playing? You're absolutely amazing.

  • @dashapeipon
    @dashapeipon 6 років тому

    This is incredible. How did I not know the theremin existed? Carolina, you make it look like magic being born from thin air. Your hands look like dancing butterflies. The theremin is phenomenal, but your ability to play it so artistically and beautifully really makes it into a new kind of art. Thank you for sharing your incredible gift, and explaining it so well to the rest of us

  • @brunocoliveira89
    @brunocoliveira89 8 років тому +1

    I'm completely marveled by the playing accuracy and possibilities you show on this video! I always taught (shame) that Theremin was for that horror-mistery movies from the 60s, and now I feel so inspired to compose for it :) Congratulations!

  • @skreedom222
    @skreedom222 9 років тому +11

    ***** I love your accent! Where are you from?

  • @MissSorceress
    @MissSorceress 8 років тому

    What a fantastic introduction, I didn't intend to watch the whole thing but I was just so intrigued! You are very talented! Great video!

  • @MrAkrei
    @MrAkrei 9 років тому +379

    came for the theremin and stayed for the lady

  • @Stepepeable
    @Stepepeable 7 років тому

    Hi Carolina, I'm a pianist and I've been asking fo years how to play the Theremin correctly, with a technique like the other instruments. Thanks for the video, you answered a lot of questions. The chords you did at 14.54 with the harmonist remembered me Debussy, very very beautiful, you're very good!!!