Theremin Musical Instrument

The theremin musical instrument is best known for creating the spooky or eerie sounds heard in many 1950s science fiction films. It is a unique instrument being "played" without being touched.  This electronic musical instrument is named after its Russian inventor and physicist, Professor Leon Theremin, who patented the device in 1918 (or 1919).

The controlling section consists of two metal antennas that sense the position of the player's hands. It then controls oscillators for frequency with one hand, and the volume (amplitude) with the other, therefore,  played without being touched.  The electric signals from the theremin are then amplified and sent to the loudspeaker and heard.

Voice as Music Instrument

The Child's Singing Voice - Best Musical Instrument 
 
Parents who are thinking for their children to learn to play musical instruments can begin by harnessing their child's own instrument, the singing voice. Choosing the best musical instrument for one's child is a challenge and requires more thinking. From experience, this writer thinks that the best instrument in which children can easily start learning to use, is the instrument they already have, a singing voice!

Read the full article ---  [Child's Singing Voice]

Note: I wrote this piece for musicedmagic.com some years ago. Unfortunately, the link is no longer available. / Tel



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