Mother, A Word That Means The World To Me

[ThomasGrillo]

@farranspointon I'll check out that song. Thanks. :)

[ThomasGrillo]

@farranspointon That's quite a gig indeed. I was about that age when I was playing the violin. That was cool that you got free icecream for the performances. I've been known to perform for food at one time or another.

I'll certainly check out Lost Villages Historical Society. Sorry to hear about the flooding. I'm a Camile survivor my self.

[ThomasGrillo]

@farranspointon That must have been a wonderful performance. Not every day when we can sing song like that for our mothers. :)

[Zefrenm]

Thanks for preserving the art of theremin. Epic

[ThomasGrillo]

@Zefrenm You're welcome, and thanks for the kind words. :)

[mvnkct]

That was beautiful.  I never heard it played like this before. My mother was everything to me. I would give anything to have her back again. I mean that sincerely. I have lovely old pictures of her framed on my wall. This song meant a lot to both of us and I played it on the piano and sang it many times.. Your version was beautifully played. Thanks for honoring my mother.

[ThomasGrillo]

@mvnkct You are more than welcome. That's why I performed this work. :)

[03ultrahot]

Wow... wonderful! You broke my heart thinking of my mom long gone whom I miss ... we always sang that song to her on Mother's Day. Such a beautiful version. She would have loved it! Thank You.

[ThomasGrillo]

@03ultrahot Thank you for the kind words. :)

[vortexxman]

It seems all theremins have a slightly different sound. I've heard some that sound like cat meowing, some that sound like spooky ghosts, some sound like a soprano or sopranino voice, and some, like this one, reminds me of a violin or viola, and cello in its lower register.

[ThomasGrillo]

Yes, different theremin makes have different tonal charactors. Some even have multiple settins to select from.

I've considered doing a video which demonstrates these differences.

[agforester]

This was one of my father's favorite songs! Beautifully done - on such a unique instrument too!!

[ThomasGrillo]

Thank you for the kind words. :)

[mamamialove]

Wonderful...i hope to sing this one..it was lovely to listen to...and we could all sing along and that even made it even more special.

[ThomasGrillo]

Thanks. This is a cool one to sing. I've sung it with a barbershop chorus once. ;)

[shypop44444]

hey i had to sing this with the rest of the class for mothers day!!!

[DurerDrew]

Wow, wonderful song, wonderfully played, and I really enjoyed it, but, if I may say so, maybe you should consider smiling every once in a while? I mean, the music is absolutely marvelous and you sound very professional, but you look kinda like a man awaiting a tax audit!

[ThomasGrillo]

LOL, I am working on adding facial expression to my stage presense. but I'm legally blind, and never was very good at SP facial expressions. To make matters worse, the theremin is the one instrument which requires concentration for balance, arm, hand, and finger positions, listenning, breathing (yes, it affects intonation), and a host of other perameters. It's like multitasking on a grand scale, and for some reason smiling is, for the moment, the one task that distracts me. I'm working on it. ;)

[thecamraman]

Great job Thomas beautifully played.

[ThomasGrillo]

Please consult Theremin Lesson One. Thanks.

[viranilebeachcomber]

I meant how you're playing better and better on each new videos.

[ThomasGrillo]

Thanks for the compliments.

[viranilebeachcomber]

it's amazing how you're doing fast progress... congrats

[thoughtbubble]

This was featured on Neotarama today, I really enjoyed it. My wife had never seen a theremin, or the technique for playing it, and she was quite surprised.

Very touching performance, thanks for posting it.

[ThomasGrillo]

Hello, thanks for the compliment. What a nice way to be introduced to the theremin for the first time.

[ThomasGrillo]

Hi, the thereimin is the easiest in the world to play, but it's "THE" most difficult in the world to play "WELL".

This is a classic I used to sing in a barbershop chorus and qurtet.

Thank you both for your comments.

[Gizzmit]

I like this classic! Happy Mothers Day!

[icculus87]

good job

i hear theramin is quite difficult to play