At NovaPans Australia we strongly believe in making playing the handpan accessible to everyone, and therefore we are happy to provide a variety of resources for anyone to learn to play the handpan.
Below are a collection of song tutorials from NovaPans, enjoy and happy playing!
IMAGINE by John Lennon | HANDPAN TUTORIAL Pt 1 | Beginner/Intermediate
IMAGINE by John Lennon | HANDPAN TUTORIAL Pt 2 | Intermediate
Minecraft Theme Handpan Tutorial (D Kurd)
Game of Thrones Theme Song Handpan Tutorial (D Kurd)
Harry Potter Theme Song Handpan Tutorial (D Kurd)
Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Song Handpan Tutorial (D Kurd)
David from NovaPans has kindly put together a complete handpan course teaching all the fundamentals of playing, starting from the basic touch technique. You're welcome to view our FREE handpan tutorials below:
Lesson 0.1 / The Touch Technique
Lesson 0.2 / The Handpan Scale
Lesson 1 / Simplified Handpan Notation (Sheet Music for the Handpan)
Lesson 2 / Quaver (Half-Beat) Rhythms
Lesson 3 / Dynamics
Lesson 4 / Accents
Lesson 5 / Semiquaver (1/4 Beat) Rhythms
Lesson 6 / Harmonics & Pitch Pends
Lesson 7 / Percussive Slaps
Lesson 8 / Walking the Hands
Lesson 9 / Chords
Lesson 10 / Triplet Rhythms
Lesson 11 / Ghost Notes
Lesson 12 / Rewriting the Ding
Lesson 13 / Dotted Rhythms
I hope you have found our collection of easy songs to play on the handpan and handpan tutorials useful. We have a large collection of song tutorials, many of which are not available on this page. If you'd like access to these tutorials or if you have any other questions about how to play the handpan please contact us and we are happy to assist you.