Learn to play handpan - fun, easy and effective!

Various skilled teachers

Courses for all levels

Learn anytime, anywhere

Join more than 10.000 students

Handpan player David Kuckhermann gracefully holding and looking at his handpan

About Handpan Dojo

Handpan Dojo stems from the hands of Grammy-nominated 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.

Enroll in your first class, for free!

Check out our free Handpan 101 class, completely for free.
You can get to know our teaching style, learn the basic techniques on the instrument and play your 1st composition in no time!

Learn more & enroll
A young woman playing on a handpan while sitting on the floor

One place, different perspectives

Each of our instructors will teach you their own unique approach to the handpan, but they all share a deep connection to the instrument!

Premium Courses

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Level 1 - Beginner

$

99

*

$
99

$

75

*

Our beginner course teaches you all the basics in a fun and playful way. Build a solid technical foundation and learn lots of compositions.

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Level 2 - Intermediate

$

99

*

$
99

$

75

*

Take your playing to the next level. Grooves and odd-metre rhythms, independence exercises, advanced playing techniques and more.

Just Updated - 20% OFF
A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Level 3 - Advanced

$

129

*

$
129

$

107

*

Expand your range of expression on the instrument further with advanced techniques and musical concepts!

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

World Rhythm Library - Premium

$

129

*

$
129

$

97

*

Explore the amazing world of rhythms on the handpan. With additional tutorials, practice tracks and handpan compositions.

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

RAV Vast & Tongue Drums

$

129

*

$
129

$

97

*

Discover the fascinating world of RAV Vast and tongue drums with Nadishana and David K.

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Express and Create

$

99

*

$
99

$

75

*

Amy teaches you her creative toolkit, improvisation launchpads, how to accompany and several of her compositions.

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Advanced Handpan Techniques

$

129

*

$
129

$

97

*

Creative Handpan Techniques that will Blow Your Mind

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Groove Mastery

$

129

*

$
129

$

97

*

Unique grooves and cutting-edge techniques - immerse yourself in the captivating art of handpan playing with MichaĂŤl Akortia

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Percussive Fingerstyle

$

129

*

$
129

$

97

*

Develop your percussion skills and learn to use every single finger effectively with Kirill!

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Composition on the Handpan

$

129

*

$
129

$

97

*

Write your own music on the handpan. It's much easier than you think!

20% OFF
A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Advanced bundle

$

319

*

$
319

$

259

*

These three courses cover most of the advanced techniques you find on handpans - with David K, Nadishana and Kirill Osherov.

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Level 1+2 bundle

$

179

*

$
179

$

135

*

Both the Beginner-Intermediate and Intermediate-Advanced courses.

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Level 1-3 bundle

$

279

*

$
279

$

210

*

Build up your handpan skills beginner to stage level!

Now includes new courses and the World Rhythm Library!
A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Complete Bundle 2023

$

799

*

$
799

$

599

*

All our handpan courses in one bundle for a great price!

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Creative Bundle

$

199

*

$
199

$

150

*

Improvise, compose, play, practice and develop your creative music toolkit with Amy and David. Includes Express & Create and Composition on the handpan.

Now with World Rhythm Library
A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Groove Bundle

$

299

*

$
299

$

225

*

Two courses with focus on grooves, beats and rhythms and the premium version of our world rhythm library for endless groove-inspiration

A cover art showing the name, level and teacher of the respective handpan dojo course

Handpan Christmas Songs

$

99

*

$
99

$

*

Play your favourite Xmas songs with Rosie, learn a bit of theory and lots about creating cover songs in general on the way

*
The local VAT rate of your country / state will be added at checkout
A handpan player holding a handpan

How does it work?

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.

Step-by-step instruction

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.

Is online instruction effective for learning a musical instrument?

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.
‍

Testimonials from our students

"

I am absolutely thrilled. The Dojo is worth every Penny and David explains every lesson very well and detailed. The lessons sped up my personal progress immensely and I’m looking forward to Level 3! Website and production are super professionell. Many thanks for everything I learned!

Show more

Stefan Remärk

Germany

"

This is an excellent Handpan course. David’s method of teaching allowed me to play full songs in just a few days. He has wonderful and easy to follow videos along with percussive tracks you can play along with to really master the lessons. David is an excellent musician and teacher !! Highly recommend this course!!!

Show more

Renae Sarnoski

United States

"

Hands down, David is the best remote teacher! He goes straight to the point without wasting time. His method is simple and I can’t believe that I’m playing a beautiful song on second day of touching the Handpan! You are amazing David!!!

Show more

Ramin Farsad

Australia

"

I have to admit, David's Handpandojo was for me something on the second view - I had quite a while the idea, this is far too complex for me, too difficult. But then I realized, what a great teacher David is! So friendly, humble, supportive, and so many great little compositions or grooves ...

more

Katha Tränkle

Germany

"

The handpan course constructed by David is very well thought out, and truly enjoyable. Every next step along the way is just challenging enough to be teaching you something, and to take some practice to master, but not so challenging that it demotivates. The melody lines used in the exercises are lovely, even...

more

Edsko de Vries

Netherlands

"

Lots of material presented in clear and concise manner that allows you to focus on the actual work you have to do without any distractions or additional hurdles. Great if you are serious about learning the instrument. Just learn to enjoy the practice and then huge amounts of progress and lots of...

more

Petar Kostov

Bulgaria

"

Handpan dojo.com provides interesting, sequenced and powerful training for handpan players at each level. The teachings are grounded in percussion pedagogy. Easy to follow. David is an excellent teacher. Every lesson targets a specific rhythm or skill.

more

Nan Ryan

United States

"

These are really great courses! I have the beginner to advanced + the composition course. David is a wonderful teacher. Highly recommend his courses! ❤

Show more

Mallika Jeanette Yndestad

Norway

"

David Kuckhermann is outstanding ... in Person, as a Teacher, as Artist. started my Journey in the Handpan Community April 2018. His Online-Courses are the first I discovered in starting to learn to play Handpan. The time till today he is working on Improvements...

more

Stefan Schwarz

Germany

... and some of their success videos

Nino - 6 years

Nino is one of our youngest students and already rocks this composition from the Level 1 course!

Nino - 6 years

Nino is one of our youngest students and already rocks this composition from the Level 1 course!

Dmitriy minimalistic composition

Dmitriy's specialty is painting wonderfully spacious soundscapes

Austin William 1st Funk composition

Austin playing his 1st Funk Composition

Kennedy Williams

Kennedy's One Month Handpan Progress

Miguel

Miguel is one of our most active and practice-crazy students and we love following his progress!

Wolfgang Kropp's 1st composition

Wolfgangs first composition after finishing the Beginner Class - what a lovely tune!

Nino - 6 years

Nino is one of our youngest students and already rocks this composition from the Level 1 course!

Free resources on our YouTube channel

Check out Davids wide variation of free videos, which can complement the premium courses or give you inspiration for the day!

What you get with every course:

Step-by-step learning to build your skills up every day

A great community to answer questions

Learn anytime and anywhere you want

Watch on Desktop, TV, or mobile device