Correct Playing Posture for Handpan
Lesson description and learning notes
Proper Sitting Posture for Handpan Playing
In this session, we will focus on one of the most essential yet often overlooked aspects of learning the handpan: how to sit correctly while playing the handpan. Paying attention to posture is not just about comfort—it has a direct and long-term impact on your handpan performance, sound quality, and the effectiveness of your daily practice sessions
By maintaining the correct sitting position, you allow your body to stay relaxed and balanced, enabling you to play with greater precision and fluidity. Over time, this awareness leads to noticeable progress, helping you achieve better control of dynamics, rhythm, and expression in your handpan music
A proper posture reduces unnecessary tension in your back, shoulders, and arms. This means you can practice for longer periods with minimal fatigue while remaining fully focused and mindful in your training. With the right posture, every practice session becomes more sustainable, allowing you to experience conscious, high-quality handpan practice throughout the week
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced handpan player, developing good sitting habits early will maximize your potential. It creates the foundation for technical growth, creativity, and freedom in your handpan journey
Common Sessions
1. Course Introduction
Free
Completed
2. Correct Playing Posture for Handpan
Now playing
Free
Completed
3. How to Play Handpan Notes Correctly?
Plan required
Completed
4. Handpan Symbols
Plan required
Completed
5. Breathing and Mindfulness – Session 1: Diaphragmatic Breathing
Free
Completed
6. Breathing and Mindfulness – Session 2: Oceanic Breathing
Plan required
Completed
7. Warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 1
Plan required
Completed
8. Warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 2
Plan required
Completed
9. warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 3
Plan required
Completed
10. Handpan Warm-Up & Breathing
Free
Completed
Level 3 Sessions
11. Lesson 57: Performing Piece No. 8
Plan required
Completed
12. Lesson 58, performing piece No. 9: practicing the rhythmic pattern and playing the melody line over the pattern.
Plan required
Completed
13. Lesson 59 and Performance of Piece No. 10 – Playing and Introduction to Arpeggios on the Handpan.
Plan required
Completed
14. Lesson 60: Performing Piece 11 – Combining Eight-Note Rhythmic Patterns with Melody
Plan required
Completed
15. Lesson 61: Practicing a Section of the Rotation Melody on Handpan
Free
Completed
16. Lessons 62 to 65: Practicing Piece 12 – First Rhythmic Pattern of Rotation
Plan required
Completed
17. Lessons 66 & 67: Practicing Piece 13 – Second Rhythmic Pattern of Rotation
Plan required
Completed
18. Lessons 68 & 69: Practicing the third rhythmic pattern of Rotation, performing Piece 14
Plan required
Completed
19. Lessons 70 & 71: Performing Piece 15 – The Fourth Rhythmic Pattern of Rotation
Plan required
Completed
20. Lesson 72: Performing Piece 16 – Playing and Constructing Melodic Structures Using Chords
Plan required
Completed
21. Lesson 73 & 74: Preparatory Exercises for Performing Passages
Plan required
Completed
22. Lesson 75: Learning and Performing Triplet Notes, Whole Notes, and Half Notes
Plan required
Completed
23. Lessons 76, 77, 78: Practicing Single Strokes and Accents on the Handpan
Plan required
Completed
24. Lessons 79 to 84: Practicing Double Strokes and Paradiddle Strokes on the Handpan
Plan required
Completed
25. Lessons 85 to 93: Exploring Time Signatures and Ghost Note Execution on the Handpan
Plan required
Completed
26. Lesson 94 – Learning and Performing Piece No 17 in 6/8 Time Signature on the Handpan
Plan required
Completed
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