Hi all,
I just joined a few moments ago. I'm a relative newcomer to the world of the Therimin. I've been a fan of the music of Jean Michel Jarre for a number of years and it recently came to my attention while listening to his Oxygene album that he uses the Therimin in some of his music. I did some research about it but since I really don't know much about where to learn about it I haven't found much info. I should mention the fact that I'm totally blind and have been since birth, and I've recently been curious about whether it would be possible for a blind person to learn and master the Therimin. I only ask because the Therimin, as you all know, is played without being touched. For a blind person physical contact with an instrument is generally a crucial part of playing it. Of course it occurs to me that if you pay attention to the pitch and volume and experiment with hand motions you could probably do it. I remember hearing somewhere that one of Leon Therimin's students was blind but I don't know whether that's true or not. I'm actually thinking, if and when finances permit, of purchasing a Therimin kit, for a new hobby if nothing else. I've also been fascinated by what a Therimin would look like. So I'm curious to see what you all think, if it would be worthwhile for a blind person to try learning to play a Therimin. It certainly makes one of the coolest sounds I've ever heard from an instrument.
I just joined a few moments ago. I'm a relative newcomer to the world of the Therimin. I've been a fan of the music of Jean Michel Jarre for a number of years and it recently came to my attention while listening to his Oxygene album that he uses the Therimin in some of his music. I did some research about it but since I really don't know much about where to learn about it I haven't found much info. I should mention the fact that I'm totally blind and have been since birth, and I've recently been curious about whether it would be possible for a blind person to learn and master the Therimin. I only ask because the Therimin, as you all know, is played without being touched. For a blind person physical contact with an instrument is generally a crucial part of playing it. Of course it occurs to me that if you pay attention to the pitch and volume and experiment with hand motions you could probably do it. I remember hearing somewhere that one of Leon Therimin's students was blind but I don't know whether that's true or not. I'm actually thinking, if and when finances permit, of purchasing a Therimin kit, for a new hobby if nothing else. I've also been fascinated by what a Therimin would look like. So I'm curious to see what you all think, if it would be worthwhile for a blind person to try learning to play a Therimin. It certainly makes one of the coolest sounds I've ever heard from an instrument.