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Lesson 9 & 10: Alternating Hand Technique

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One of the most essential exercises in handpan training is the Alternating Hand Technique. This practice transforms you into a truly two-handed player, enhancing your control, coordination, and dexterity on the handpan

By practicing alternating hand patterns, both hemispheres of your brain are engaged, strengthening neural connections that improve hand coordination, rhythm accuracy, and musical creativity. This exercise removes physical and cognitive limitations, opening new possibilities for improvisation, composition, and complex rhythmic patterns

Regular practice of the Alternating Hand Technique allows you to move your hands fluidly, maintain rhythmic independence, and achieve stronger brain-hand coordination. It also expands your musical creativity, giving you freedom to explore advanced patterns, melodies, and improvisational ideas

Mastering this technique is foundational for any handpan player seeking professional-level performance, dynamic control, and expressive musicality. Incorporating it into your practice ensures your playing becomes more versatile, precise, and musically engaging

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Level 1 Sessions
Course Introduction 1. Course Introduction Erfan Ghavighalb, Amirali Rahmani, Iman Shabkhiz, Arash Taremi · 1234 Free Completed Correct Playing Posture for Handpan 2. Correct Playing Posture for Handpan Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:03:25 Free Completed How to Play Handpan Notes Correctly? 3. How to Play Handpan Notes Correctly? Erfan Ghavighalb, Amirali Rahmani, Iman Shabkhiz · 00:05:10 Free Completed History of Music and Note Names 4. History of Music and Note Names Arash Taremi · 00:02:42 Free Completed Types of Notes and Musical Clefs 5. Types of Notes and Musical Clefs Arash Taremi · 00:03:37 Free Completed How to Memorize Music Note Names? 6. How to Memorize Music Note Names? Arash Taremi · 00:00:49 Free Completed Time Signatures, Symbols, and Notations 7. Time Signatures, Symbols, and Notations Arash Taremi · 00:03:16 Free Completed Reading Musical Rhythm 8. Reading Musical Rhythm Arash Taremi · 00:01:38 Free Completed What Are the Note Names on a Handpan? 9. What Are the Note Names on a Handpan? Arash Taremi · 00:03:03 Free Completed Reading Rhythms for Different Music Notes 10. Reading Rhythms for Different Music Notes Arash Taremi · 00:01:14 Plan required Completed Breathing and Mindfulness – Session 1: Diaphragmatic Breathing 11. Breathing and Mindfulness – Session 1: Diaphragmatic Breathing Zack · 00:04:39 Free Completed Breathing and Mindfulness – Session 2: Oceanic Breathing 12. Breathing and Mindfulness – Session 2: Oceanic Breathing Zack · 00:02:58 Free Completed Warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 1 13. Warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 1 Zack · 00:07:21 Free Completed Warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 2 14. Warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 2 Zack · 00:08:51 Plan required Completed warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 3 15. warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 3 Zack · 00:09:22 Free Completed Handpan Warm-Up & Breathing 16. Handpan Warm-Up & Breathing Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:02:26 Free Completed Handpan Symbols 17. Handpan Symbols Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:02:18 Free Completed Playing and Reading the 1/4 Time Signature 18. Playing and Reading the 1/4 Time Signature Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:02:29 Free Completed Playing and Reading the 2/4 Time Signature 19. Playing and Reading the 2/4 Time Signature Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:01:59 Free Completed playing and Reading the 3/4 Time Signature 20. playing and Reading the 3/4 Time Signature Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:02:12 Plan required Completed playing and Reading the 4/4 Time Signature 21. playing and Reading the 4/4 Time Signature Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:02:47 Plan required Completed Lessons 5 & 6: Playing and Focusing on Sound Dynamics 22. Lessons 5 & 6: Playing and Focusing on Sound Dynamics Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:02:48 Free Completed Lesson 7: Playing and Reading Note Names in Rhythm Reading 23. Lesson 7: Playing and Reading Note Names in Rhythm Reading Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:02:45 Free Completed Lesson 8 – Playing and Learning the Eighth Note 24. Lesson 8 – Playing and Learning the Eighth Note Erfan Ghavighalb, Arash Taremi · 00:03:17 Plan required Completed Lesson 9 & 10: Alternating Hand Technique 25. Lesson 9 & 10: Alternating Hand Technique Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:04:38 Now playing Plan required Completed Lesson 11: Proper Handpan Striking and Finger Placement 26. Lesson 11: Proper Handpan Striking and Finger Placement Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:00:52 Free Completed Lesson 12: Proper Handpan Striking and Finger Placement 27. Lesson 12: Proper Handpan Striking and Finger Placement Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:01:16 Plan required Completed Lesson 13: Back-and-Forth Practice on Handpan Notes 28. Lesson 13: Back-and-Forth Practice on Handpan Notes Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:02:40 Plan required Completed Lesson 14: Back-and-Forth Practice on Handpan Notes 29. Lesson 14: Back-and-Forth Practice on Handpan Notes Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:01:11 Free Completed Lesson 15: Performance of the First Piece with Backing Track 30. Lesson 15: Performance of the First Piece with Backing Track Erfan Ghavighalb, Amirali Rahmani · 00:03:52 Plan required Completed Lesson 16: Performance of Piece 2 with Backing Track 31. Lesson 16: Performance of Piece 2 with Backing Track Erfan Ghavighalb · 00:04:10 Plan required Completed