Kip Rosser is a busy guy! He’s uploaded 4 new instructional videos this month to YouTube in his series on learning to play the theremin:
- Xtreme Articulation, Part 3
- Mechanics of Vibrato, Part 3
- Techniques – Basic Hand Positions
- Theremin: Basic Body and Theremin Positioning
Start on Kip’s website to find the first parts of the Articulation and Vibrato videos as well as other tips and tricks for learning the theremin. Kip also gives lessons in the New York area, in case you’re looking for a good theremin teacher.
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I first met Kip online here at Thereminworld and have enjoyed his friendship ever since. Kip introduced me to the electro-music.com community which has created for me many contacts and numerous opportunities to present my own compositions.
While Kip likes to play covers, his endeavors in avante-garde -- particularly his most recent performance at the electro-music regional festival, were well-done and well-received.
When I played in New York City (on the "Composer's Voice" series) my plan was to drive myself and follow my GPS into the middle of NYC. Kip insisted that he drive me instead -- and he made the slog through NYC traffic as I sat white-knuckled in the passenger seat. I had never encountered such traffic (being from the midwest) and I am so thankful that he insisted on driving me. (I may have been trapped there for days had I tried driving myself!) He dropped me off at the venue and he found a parking garage. He refused to tell me how much it cost to park there and would not let me pay (it had to be around $50, I reckon). That's just who he is -- a person who will bend over backwards to help others.
Kip is very supportive of other musicians' efforts -- fun to work with. At the electro-music festivals, he is sought-after to participate in collaborative performances -- he is one of those musicians who knows how to listen and create "space" for others.
Now, do I personally use Kip's theremin techniques? Well, not really -- not that his techniques are "wrong" but that I'm not trying to do the kind of repertoire that he does. However, I found that some of his ideas are a great way to relax at the instrument. As for me, I can always spend a few minutes to relax, cut up, laugh at myself, and then get to work. Sometimes what starts out as "freeform" can end up as a reproduceable composition (for better or worse, I do tonal music on the theremin).
(well, gotta go for now... will write more later)
[i]-- Kevin[/i]
Kip and I have played together many times. What fascinates me the most is his volume technique. No one else I know plays the way he does and he can articulate notes extremely fast. Like Kevin, I have my own style and highly respect Kip's. I am very happy he is making this contribution to theremin playing.