Learning the Handpan: Lesson 8 / Walking the Hands by NovaPans Handpans
Who knows Hang Massive? Who doesn't!? Well, from their most famous track, "Once Again", which we've all seen on Youtube, there's a particular accompaniment on one of the handpans which we automatically associate with the Hang Massive now that every time we hear it. We call it "Walking the Hands" and quick and simple technique to pick up. You can learn it in the video below:
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An Introduction to Sheet Music for the Handpan
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
Also, learn these pieces on the handpan! (notation provided):
The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)
Sam Maher's New York Subway Piece
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