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View PlansLessons 79 to 84: Practicing Double Strokes and Paradiddle Strokes on the Handpan
Lesson description and learning notes
The handpan (hang drum) is primarily a percussive instrument, and to perform it accurately and effectively, it is essential to develop hand coordination, control, and strength. Proper hand preparation ensures that each strike is precise, clean, and expressive, forming the foundation for advanced techniques and musical phrasing
After learning various handpan techniques in previous sessions, this lesson focuses on practicing double strokes and paradiddle strokes. These techniques are essential for building percussive skills and rhythmic control, and they serve as fundamental exercises not only for handpan playing but also for mastering other percussion instruments
In this lesson, you will train your hands to execute smooth, controlled double strokes, where each hand strikes consecutively, as well as paradiddle patterns, which combine alternating and repeated strokes to create complex rhythmic sequences. These exercises help improve timing, hand independence, and dynamic control, which are critical for expressive handpan performance
To maximize the benefits, incorporate these double stroke and paradiddle exercises into your daily practice routine, starting slowly to ensure proper technique, and gradually increasing speed while maintaining accuracy. Over time, consistent practice will enhance your percussion skills, rhythm mastery, and overall handpan playing ability, allowing you to perform with confidence and musicality
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1. Course Introduction
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2. Correct Playing Posture for Handpan
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3. How to Play Handpan Notes Correctly?
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4. Handpan Symbols
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5. Breathing and Mindfulness – Session 1: Diaphragmatic Breathing
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6. Breathing and Mindfulness – Session 2: Oceanic Breathing
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7. Warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 1
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8. Warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 2
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9. warm-Up and Corrective Exercises – Session 3
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10. Handpan Warm-Up & Breathing
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Level 3 Sessions
11. Lesson 57: Performing Piece No. 8
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12. Lesson 58, performing piece No. 9: practicing the rhythmic pattern and playing the melody line over the pattern.
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13. Lesson 59 and Performance of Piece No. 10 – Playing and Introduction to Arpeggios on the Handpan.
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14. Lesson 60: Performing Piece 11 – Combining Eight-Note Rhythmic Patterns with Melody
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15. Lesson 61: Practicing a Section of the Rotation Melody on Handpan
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16. Lessons 62 to 65: Practicing Piece 12 – First Rhythmic Pattern of Rotation
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17. Lessons 66 & 67: Practicing Piece 13 – Second Rhythmic Pattern of Rotation
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18. Lessons 68 & 69: Practicing the third rhythmic pattern of Rotation, performing Piece 14
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19. Lessons 70 & 71: Performing Piece 15 – The Fourth Rhythmic Pattern of Rotation
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20. Lesson 72: Performing Piece 16 – Playing and Constructing Melodic Structures Using Chords
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21. Lesson 73 & 74: Preparatory Exercises for Performing Passages
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22. Lesson 75: Learning and Performing Triplet Notes, Whole Notes, and Half Notes
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23. Lessons 76, 77, 78: Practicing Single Strokes and Accents on the Handpan
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24. Lessons 79 to 84: Practicing Double Strokes and Paradiddle Strokes on the Handpan
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25. Lessons 85 to 93: Exploring Time Signatures and Ghost Note Execution on the Handpan
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26. Lesson 94 – Learning and Performing Piece No 17 in 6/8 Time Signature on the Handpan
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