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✓ Academic handpan learning and training
✓ Music theory instruction and practice (learning thirty-second notes, whole and half notes, understanding arpeggios, defining ghost notes)
✓ Over 40 educational exercises (practicing 8/8 and 6/8 rhythms, performing single strokes and paradiddle strokes, handpan composition techniques) plus performing pieces with backing tracks
✓ Includes sessions on yoga, breathing exercises, and corrective movements specifically for handpan playing
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Lesson 58, performing piece No. 9: practicing the rhythmic pattern and playing the melody line over the pattern.
In this exercise, as well as in the following lessons, developing full control over rhythmic patterns and the ability to create melodic lines on rhythmic accents is highly important. This process is not only a key technical skill but also one of the fundamental methods of composition on the handpan (hang drum). By returning to the given patterns and carefully reviewing the flow of rhythm and melody, you can deepen your understanding of how these two elements interact
As you progress, try to approach each lesson and each practice session with this perspective: rhythm provides the foundation, while melody shapes the emotional journey. Practicing with this mindset will help you strengthen your handpan improvisation skills, enhance your sense of timing and musical expression, and gradually introduce you to the art of handpan songwriting and composition
Consistent practice on these exercises can transform your playing, allowing you to move from simple repetition to creative expression. This method is also an excellent way to prepare for performing, recording, or even composing your own unique pieces on the handpan
1 . Course Introduction
3 . How to Play Handpan Notes Correctly?
2 . Lesson 58, performing piece No. 9: practicing the rhythmic pattern and playing the melody line over the pattern.
3 . Lesson 59 and Performance of Piece No. 10 – Playing and Introduction to Arpeggios on the Handpan.
4 . Lesson 60: Performing Piece 11 – Combining Eight-Note Rhythmic Patterns with Melody
5 . Lesson 61: Practicing a Section of the Rotation Melody on Handpan
6 . Lessons 62 to 65: Practicing Piece 12 – First Rhythmic Pattern of Rotation
7 . Lessons 66 & 67: Practicing Piece 13 – Second Rhythmic Pattern of Rotation
8 . Lessons 68 & 69: Practicing the third rhythmic pattern of Rotation, performing Piece 14
9 . Lessons 70 & 71: Performing Piece 15 – The Fourth Rhythmic Pattern of Rotation
10 . Lesson 72: Performing Piece 16 – Playing and Constructing Melodic Structures Using Chords
11 . Lesson 73 & 74: Preparatory Exercises for Performing Passages
12 . Lesson 75: Learning and Performing Triplet Notes, Whole Notes, and Half Notes
13 . Lessons 76, 77, 78: Practicing Single Strokes and Accents on the Handpan
14 . Lessons 79 to 84: Practicing Double Strokes and Paradiddle Strokes on the Handpan
15 . Lessons 85 to 93: Exploring Time Signatures and Ghost Note Execution on the Handpan
16 . Lesson 94 – Learning and Performing Piece No 17 in 6/8 Time Signature on the Handpan
Other courses
Playpan Handpan Level 1
✓ Academic handpan learning and training
✓ Music theory instruction (rhythmic reading, note names, time signatures, musical symbols)
✓ Over 30 educational exercises (note execution, proper fingering, reverse playing) and performing pieces with backing tracks
✓ Includes sessions on yoga, breathing exercises, and corrective movements specifically for handpan playing
Playpan Handpan Level 2
✓ Academic handpan learning and training
✓ Music theory instruction and practice (learning and performing sixteenth notes and dotted eighth notes, chord definitions, compound time signatures)
✓ Over 40 educational exercises (learning different rhythms, performing chords, practicing rhythmic figures, handpan composition techniques) plus performing pieces with backing tracks
✓ Includes sessions on yoga, breathing exercises, and corrective movements specifically for handpan playing
Playpan Handpan Level 4
✓ Academic handpan learning and training
✓ Music theory instruction and practice (learning triplets and sextuplets, practicing and performing grace notes on handpan, learning flageolet technique)
✓ Over 30 educational exercises (practicing accents, single strokes, off-beats, various rhythmic figures, handpan composition techniques) plus performing pieces with backing tracks
✓ Includes sessions on yoga, breathing exercises, and corrective movements specifically for handpan playing
Playpan Handpan Level 5
✓ Academic handpan learning and training
✓ Over 20 educational exercises (practicing and learning polyrhythms, performing rhythmic figures with different time signatures, single strokes and paradiddle strokes, handpan composition techniques) plus performing pieces with backing tracks
✓ Includes sessions on yoga, breathing exercises, and corrective movements specifically for handpan playing
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