You attended a concert Handpan (also called Hang Drum) ? Maybe you saw it in a Youtube video? You dream since that moment to buy one of these wonderful instruments, with such a bewitching sound. We know that feeling because, makers and musicians, we've all been there.
However, how do you learn to play this amazing instrument, once we acquired it? This is the question we will answer here.
Learn to play Handpan online
New to the family of percussion, the Handpan has a discreet place in concert halls. So you can't learn this yet instrument in the music schools. This is why websites offer you to learn to play the Handpan. Here are the ones the community talks about most often:
Each of these sites has its specificities. Some are free, some are paid, but all are of very good quality for learn to play the handpan.
Learn to play the Handpan with Superprof
Superprof is a platform that connects teachers and students in all fields. It allows you to learn mathematics as well as Chinese or Handpan.
Its great advantage is that it allows you to be put in touch with teachers near you. This opens up the possibility to learn to play the Handpan, not through a screen, but directly in private lessons with a teacher.
Prices for private lessons range from €15 to €45 per hour.
Master the Handpan with Master the Handpan
It is a 100% online solution that allows you to learn to play the Handpan through tutorials that range from beginner to intermediate.
One of the great advantages of this site is that you can progress at your own pace since you have lifetime access to the training available to you.
Prices range from to 9 depending on the course taken.
Learn Handpan with Handpan Dojo
Another website praised by the community of Handpan learners, Handpan Dojo works on the same principle as Master the Handpan.
You will not only have access to the site for life but also the possibility of accessing it using any device.
The prices of the courses range between 89€ and 400€.
Learn to play Handpan with Youtube
The last solution is the 100% free one from Youtube. Many channels were created at the same time as the democratization of Handpan, and some of them are dedicated to the teaching of Handpan.
You will also find some of the speakers who offer paid courses on the aforementioned platforms, such as David Charrier, from Master the Handpan.
Youtube can therefore allow you to start learning and familiarize yourself with certain teachers before you decide to invest in Handpan lessons.
There are many more, like David Urban, Amy Naylor or Gerard Spencer. Make your choice according to their artistic qualities and the quality of their pedagogy.
