This is the grandfather of all electronic musical instruments. Without the theremin, we wouldn't have electric guitars, keyboards and other electronic musical instruments. The theremin is the only musical instrument that is played without touching. It was invented by Leonard Theremin in Russia. The Theremin has been used by the Beach Boys in the Tune "Good Vibrations". It has been often used in science fiction movies to create the spooky soundscape.

For those that love Sci-Fi, this instrument is the best for making things sound spooky and out of this world. This is Lydia Kavina the great niece of Leonard Theremin, performing the Dr. Who Theme on the Theremin.

This is an electronic wind instrument. It can synthesize wind instruments and has been used in numerous recordings. The instrument can switch to many different sounds.

This video demonstrates how the EWI can be used to synthesize sounds in the classic video game Super Mario Bros. 2.

This is a clip of Duvone Stewart demonstrating the electronic steel pan. He uses his hands instead of the mallets to play as the touch pads are incredibly sensitive. This is probably the newest instrument on this webpage. The E-Pan was invented just a few years ago. This instrument can be connected to a computer to write music. The sounds can also change to play the different instruments in the steel drum family.

This is a clip of Derek Trucks playing a solo on electric guitar. Derek grew up in Jacksonville and began playing with a rock band called the Allman Brothers, when he was just 13 years old. If you are interested in his music, look up the Tedesci Trucks Band.

This video demonstrates many different sounds and effects on the Electric Bass Guitar. Electric Bass is important for laying down the bass lines in many different styles of music.

Electronic drum sets are a great way to enjoy playing drums, without driving your family or neighbors crazy. Each drum, cymbal or pad is connected to an electronic sequencer that can change the sounds. The player can put on headphones and play the drums without disturbing people or blast it through speakers. Electronic drum sets give you the option to customize the sounds that you use without having to buy a new cymbal or drum. Check out this recording. It sounds just like a real drum set.

A synthesizer can take any recorded sound and manipulate the audio to create unique sounds. Check out this demo of digital synth. It can take sound waves and manipulate them to create it's own unique sound. Music technology has come a long way.