Learn to play handpan - fun, easy and effective!
Various skilled teachers
Courses for all levels
Learn anytime, anywhere
Join more than 38.000 students
Various skilled teachers
Courses for all levels
Learn anytime, anywhere
Join more than 38.000 students
Handpan Dojo stems from the hands of Grammy-nominatedĀ and world renowned handpan player and percussionist David Kuckhermann.
His musical teaching methods are based on more than 20+ years of playing professionally, as well as teaching over 10,000 students from around the world.
For David, Handpan Dojo is more than just a place to teach, it is also a place to build and empower the Handpan community.
Get access to 100+ free lessons and learn from all our teachers to transform your playing in no time. Discover our teaching style, master the basic techniques on the instrument, and play your first composition.
Start learning for freeEach of our instructors will teach you their own unique approach to the handpan, but they all share a deep connection to the instrument!
David has more than 20 years of teaching experience and has toured the world performing percussion and handpan. As a soloist he has performed in some of the most renowned concerts halls around the world. He loves the creativity of teaching and draws inspiration, ideas and concepts from various music traditions from around the world.
With a classical grounding from Guildhall School of Music and Drama (2016) Rosie is a flexible player. Equally at home in a symphony orchestra as perched on a cajon she's worked on stage and in theatre pits. Large scale events include the BBC Proms with Chineke! (2017) and LSO's Peter Maxwell- Davis opera The Hogboon (2016) Rosie is currently touring with artist Neneh Cherry (2018-), playing vibraphone and piano.
Baran Yildiz is a Sydney based multi-instrumentalist and his music combines melodies and rhythms of the Anatolia, Middle East and Africa with a modern touch on the handpan, piano and various percussion instruments. Originally trained in classical piano and jazz drums and specialized in music theory, Baran has gradually become a contemporary world music composer.
Our beginner course teaches you all the basics in a fun and playful way. Build a solid technical foundation and learn lots of compositions.
Take your playing to the next level. Grooves and odd-metre rhythms, independence exercises, advanced playing techniques and more.
Expand your range of expression on the instrument further with advanced techniques and musical concepts!
Amy teaches you her creative toolkit, improvisation launchpads, how to accompany and several of her compositions.
Discover the fascinating world of RAV Vast and tongue drums with Nadishana and David K.
Creative Handpan Techniques that will Blow Your Mind
Unique grooves and cutting-edge techniques - immerse yourself in the captivating art of handpan playing with Michaƫl Akortia
Develop your percussion skills and learn to use every single finger effectively with Kirill!
Write your own music on the handpan. It's much easier than you think!
Practical music theory knowledge that will help you improve your understanding of music, enable you to explore harmony, make your music more colorful and improve your ability to communicate about music.
These three courses cover most of the advanced techniques you find on handpans - with David K, Nadishana and Kirill Osherov.
Both the Beginner-Intermediate and Intermediate-Advanced courses.
Build up your handpan skills beginner to stage level!
Improvise, compose, play, practice and develop your creative music toolkit with Amy and David. Includes Express & Create and Composition on the handpan.
Two courses with focus on grooves, beats and rhythms and the premium version of our world rhythm library for endless groove-inspiration
With our courses, you can learn to play the handpan at your own pace.
Once purchased, you have lifetime access to a course and can practice wherever and whenever you want.
New techniques and musical ideas are first taught step-by-step and then integrated into a little composition. This way you expand your repertoire of music in a playful way while you practice.
It is actually awesome and can work amazingly well!
Not only do our courses provide you with detailed explanations for everything, you also get a notation booklet and playalong rhythm tracks to make your practice more fun. We have a facebook group where you can share your composition with others and see their progress as well. Last but not least, we have a 30-day money back option, no questions asked. So you can simply jump in and try the courses for yourself.
ā
Step-by-step learning to build your skills up every day
An E-book (PDF) with all the exercises from course
Learn anytime and anywhere you want
Watch on Desktop, TV, or mobile device