The theremin - A short introduction to a unique instrument

For all of you, who don't know the theremin very well yet. This video gives a short description on how it works and how to play it. Basic information for a better understanding of this remarkable instrument.

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[DoomFinger]

I love my theremin but I haven't touched it in years.

[morganolfursson]

The Theremin is the coolest instrument in the world, and thinking this electronic marvel was created in the 1910s is amazing .

[ThatHawksSimp]

I couldn’t remember the name of the instrument, but I absolutely love that YouTube knew _exactly_ what I wanted when I searched “Alien instrument hands” lmfao

[Domzdream]

That's actually amazing. I never knew such an instrument existed. Quite beautiful.

[nadersherif]

1:27 *_BRO SHE GOT US LIKE 30 TIMES IN THIS VIDEO_*

[PhantomationTV]

This would be the creepiest thing ever if it played itself in a horror film.

[ImBlueOnPiano]

I need one of these so that I can act like I'm playing the world's tiniest violin.

[juanchocorleone]

I feel like a kid learning about something new!!!!

Amazing instrument!

[mickparly]

I didn't know there was a instrument like that, just fantastic, just fantastic, i love it.

[superyouper]

I just watched the 1951 movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and this was the instrument used to create the sound of the spaceship. The spokesperson for the movie said that the producer had a very difficult time finding someone who knew how to play one.

[JOELAFRICK]

I feel like this would've been Nikola Tesla's instrument of choice had he played...

[danielmartin]

I never thought about it until just a few years ago but I had no idea what made that eerie music in 1950's sci-fi movies that scared the bejesus out of me when I was a kid. I asked a friend who was a musician and he told me about the theremin. What a clever device!

[adrianelias]

Such an amazing instrument. I just discovered it and the word "theremin" today while watching a YouTube video on Danny Elfman concert. I saw a man moving his hands in eerie movements. I was looking for a string but I could not see one. I assumed a string was there; I just couldn't see it because of the darkness of the room. I could see myself experimenting with the theremin all day. Love the creepy sounds it can make.

[brightargyle]

Wow this is incredible! I never even KNEW this existed, and to think it was created so long ago is really mind boggling.

[Uber_Versace]

Narrator: "The musician moves his hands"

Girl on screen: 🤨

[Ram-bhbe]

Theremin turned 100 years old this year. :)

[jesselough]

WOW! I have yet to see one of these played like this. It is so beautiful.

[bulbasaurboy]

"Nobody knows, the trouble I've seen,
Nobody knows, my sorrow"

[everyonesaidmynamewasstupi]

You can put it next to a wall and put tape to mark where to put your hand when beginning (similar to violin)

[japotts]

Absolutely incredible, the world of music and science never cease to be exciting, eye-opening and awe-inspiring. A compliment to the ingenious creator and a compliment to Carolina who expresses the ingenuity of this marvel of an instrument. The book the 'Disguise' by Hugo Hamilton has brought me here.