Handpan Lesson: 1 Idea for better Independence, Timing and Improvisations!

▶In today's handpan lesson I show you one concept that can bring you a new level of freedom on your instrument. Even if it is not obvious at first, if you adapt this idea into your practice, you will be able to improvise interesting melodies while keeping a groove at the same time, while also improving your timing and understanding of rhythm. It's definitely one of the most useful and impactful ideas for handpan playing that I know for your overall development as a player. Once you have played some of the examples from the video, go ahead and use it to create your own patterns and melodies!
Level: Beginner to Advanced
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The handpan I play in the video is made by Victor Levinson.
Scale: D - A Bb C D E F G A C
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David Kuckhermann

[@DavidKuckhermann]

In today’s handpan lesson, i share one of the most useful concepts to expand your playing. The lesson starts easy but towards the end is very challenging. How far can you get?

[@drzirkle]

That last one is extraordinary! They're all good, but wow!

[@voivodess]

YOU HAVE IMPROVED MY INDEPENDENCE! I've never been SOOOOO independent!! ALL THANKS TO YOU! MY FOG HAS CLEARED!!!

[@Apaged]

I literally woke up today and decided to email you about creating a video about hand independence....Not kidding.

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Amit Pagedar 😁

[@fiatlux3748]

Das ist eine super Herausforderung. Im sehr langsamen Tempo gelingt es mir. Ich bleibe dran.

[@AwakenEngage]

Really great lessons, David. Clear steps, chunked into manageable sections, and I really like having beats counted out above the box for each sequence. The quality of your lessons just keeps getting better and better. I’m a Handpan DoJo user, and it’s awesome that you’re including new stuff on here for everyone. Thanks for the hard work, for making the videos visually appealing, and sharing your expertise. Outstanding!

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Thanks Dave, much appreciated!

[@DoranMitchell_Handpan]

Once again well done my friend. It's always nice to start the day with coffee & Handpan & RAV lessons. Have a great day.

[@DavidKuckhermann]

That does sound like a winner combination indeed! 😁

[@subobo4719]

Wow.... that's phantastic! Very advanced!!! I need to change my brain-function for that!!! I'll probably need three lifetimes to start thinking as needed: in LAYERS... which are played "on top of each other"....instead of a "note after note-line". Thank You David! This is challenging my creativity!!!

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Awesome Subo, that's great to hear! 👍

[@tasim1]

Thank you again. So kind to put so much out there for all to share and enjoy. I'll have to work up to this.

[@akirahikari6548]

Thank you for your lesson David. They are very helpful.

[@embomoth]

thank you for all your videos! 🙏

[@corwyn]

#handpanfriday are the best fridays. The composition at the end is just great, will definitely try it out!

[@DavidKuckhermann]

😁💪🎉 Let me know how it goes! I had to practice it for a good while even though I had been through all the patterns before.

[@veganbang5050]

These lessons are, Fi...YAH! I love the beat patterns & sequences! Thank you!!

[@babakrahimian1601]

Hi david Thanks alot for sharing your knowledge, and experiences, This method very usefull for me.

[@DavidKuckhermann]

You're welcome Babak, glad to hear it!👍

[@sarahhuhmann7930]

Thank you so much

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Awesome Sarah! 👍👍👍 I’ll do my best 😉

[@xxpression2747]

Just want to jump in here and say your lessons have been the best so far for my playing style and is opening the key to a lot of improvisation!

[@youtasade]

David, thank you so much for sharing your passion with Love...This is so precious !

[@DavidKuckhermann]

And thanks for sharing it yours with me! 👍

[@nanryan6328]

Wow! You make it easy to learn! Thanks, David! I love the Tarznauyn scale!

[@DavidKuckhermann]

My all time favourite :D

[@rickiej88]

Nice! Great Tutorial! Love your videos. Opened up a whole new type of groove for me on my Rav Vast!

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Awesome, glad to hear the videos work for Rav as well!

[@artofmetta7401]

Thanks dear, thats awesome

[@msteven9077]

Thank you for your selfless sharing, which has benefited me a lot! Thank you very much!

[@DavidKuckhermann]

🙏

[@michaelhandpan9675]

many thanks David , your Lessons are sooo good ;-)

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Thanks Michael and you're welcome! 👍😁

[@cb-at]

fascinating & professional - God bless you! I will learn handpan playing too, but i think, i'll need a lot of time

[@AndromedaHandpanMusic]

This is really awesome..

[@myjhong91]

Total noob here. I like your enthusiasm but I'd like to see more time spent on the very basics. I'm still waiting on my Aura hand pan and practice on a 3gl. water jug. I have watched a lot of teaching videos. I think the musically inclined don't know how challenging this is to the musically inept. One day...

[@arhipmatusov8823]

Great, great, great! A step-by-step increasing difficulty for developing control and the feeling of accents! Thanks a lot!!! By the way, all I can do now are 2-3 first examples two times slower than the original... )))

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Awesome Arhip, glad you enjoy it and that it helps you with your practice!

[@1oglop1]

This is another great video, I went to look up all the confusing terms, like accents, etc.. So far your videos fit me the best among all other I tried even though I have a different scale 8+1 Do you also happen to have one video explaining all these terms?

[@SharonCullenArt]

Holy cow! That rhythm with the accent notes right after the beat is amazing! I hope to one day be able to play that well. And the tuning on the last one was beautiful. What was that?

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Glad you like it! 👍 It's my favourite scale - Tarznauyn: D - A Bb C D Eb F# G A C

[@johnlemonds509]

Wow, you weren't kidding!.......The Fog is starting to lift!......."I can see clearly now!".......that I can only get better!

[@DavidKuckhermann]

😁

[@shirinovissi1239]

so looking forward to get some advise to buy a right handpan!

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Shirin Ovissi Send me an email (link in the video description).

[@pippil.9393]

Hi David, love your lessons. Help me so much and make a lot of fun. Practice only since 1month. What do you mean with K and M in these lesson? Greetings from Cologne, have a nice day!

[@gregoryschimanski7689]

Top

[@audreydugan9668]

🤯😲😳 🤩

[@carloscenteno8524]

Dude i lo ve u. I have a 7 notes d kurd. Not too good but sound amazimg . Im from argentina 😂. Im poor i cant afford a european hand pa d ir a piguie 20. But in good. Thanks a lot for your help❤

[@jdogcisco1]

Good stuff. I have no rhythm. LOL

[@KS-cq1hj]

Hallo David Ich habe mir deinen Online Kurs 1 auf Handpan Dojo gekauft und find deine Videos richtig klasse zum lernen top aufgebaut und erklärt. Die Kurse hast Du alle in englisch gemacht richtig❓Oder hab ich die deutsche Version übersehen. Hab kein Problem Dir zu folgen verstehe alles war nur eine allgemeine Frage 😊

[@andrzejzydek4295]

What kind of arabic scale you are playing in 6:44 minutes? Can you tell mi what sounds you are used? Thanks and bless from Poland:D Great work!

[@barberrulzz3791]

Where can I find handpan like the one you use at the end of the video? That’s the kind of melodies I like but I don’t know how to search it. Does it ave any specific name ? I’m new so thanks in advance

[@LukeQuadrio]

David, thank you so much for these videos. I've watched all of them several times. I'm just about to buy my first handpan and I love that yours has the 9 notes and the Ding. What scale is it, D minor with an additional note? Would you reccomend this scale for a begginer?

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Hi Luke, The scale of my instrument is D minor or “D Kurd 9”. The notes are D - A Bb C D E F G A C. Yes, I’d recommend it for the first instrument. The scale is very common also on other instruments and and the layout of the notes is straightforward and versatile.

[@LukeQuadrio]

@@DavidKuckhermann Thanks for your reply, much appreciated.

[@balazscsere160]

👍🤝🙏👏👏

[@andrewringrose9246]

Can these also be applied to the Rav Vast B Celtic Minor?

[@anvardh60]

David, thanks for these exercises, the final Khaligi version is mesmerizing.. At 2:37 the previous phrase ends with a ghost in the notes, but looks like it should be 8 instead? Please correct me if I'm mistaken 🙂

[@DavidKuckhermann]

You are absolutely correct! 😁

[@clementlemoine2205]

Pour le T, je n'ai pas le même son que vous, je tape pourtant entre les notes, est ce normal ? J'ai un handpan ré mineur

[@ferdirunge4510]

david, wohne auch in berlin, wäre cool, wenn du mal auf die c-base kommst. wir sind ne raumstation und hackerspace. wird dir gefallen! ;> auf deiner seite fehlt übrigens ein impresum

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Cool, kklingt gut. Meinst du handpandojo?

[@ferdirunge4510]

@@DavidKuckhermann ja, meine ich. ich hab übrigens nen HD2 equinox, also kein hang. bin schon neidisch auf den "bubbel" (k) ;D

[@sarikatze1181]

What for a Pan do you play?

[@jdogcisco1]

What's confusing to me in the D 8 - - T - - 8 is that the first 8 sounds like the downbeat rather than the D. It will just take some practice, I know.

[@schjlr]

How is it just possible not to mention the scale you use???

[@goprohero5473]

What is K ? 😅

[@christinegeiler5770]

Dafür, dass Deine rechte Hand die dominante ist, spielt Deine linke sehr viel und sehr schnell!

[@camilomartinezgrez1263]

Are you left handed?

[@sanmathshetty]

Not for beginners! Very fast and infusing online classes by being fast. Compassion is important mate. I know you can play well but it’s not helpful

[@DavidKuckhermann]

Hey Sanmath, I have free videos for all levels on the channel. If you are looking for material more oriented towards beginners, check these videos out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJiyippuYteibJo kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoLTaKh_Yr-Bopo and maybe the first part of this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5atc2tslNaam9E and of course the free introduction course on handpandojo.com. :D