Edition Dux Das Handpanbuch 2

Handpans are a relatively new instrument but have already gained immense popularity thanks to their soft, ethereal tones and intuitive playing style. Building on Volume 1, Daniel Giordani’s second handpan method provides a clear, accessible curriculum that welcomes anyone into the world of handpan playing. As a percussionist, handpan specialist, rhythm teacher, and author with extensive study trips in West Africa, India, and Central America, Giordani shares his passion and expertise to help you develop solid fundamentals.

The Handpan Book 2 is designed for players who have already achieved basic proficiency and can:

• Making sound fields on the instrument sound with the index finger and thumb
• A feel for the arrangement of the sound fields
• Knowledge of the order of the sound fields to create a scale and the corresponding numbers in the notation
• Overlapping with the hands
• Creating slaps and stopped sounds
• Playing chords with two sound fields and simple arpeggios

This edition deepens your technique and inspires new musical ideas. You’ll find fresh grooves, rhythm-pattern exercises, expanded sound possibilities, and over 30 online videos that demonstrate explanations and drills. Eight practice pieces let you apply these skills immediately. Straightforward explanations ensure the learning process is engaging and efficient, guiding you toward professional-level handpan performance.

Contents:

• 1. INTRODUCTION
  • News from the world of handpan
• 2. EXPLANATION OF TERMS
  • Notation
  • Symbols of the sounds
  • Symbols for hand notation
  • Pulsation notation versus classical notation
• 3. GROOVEBOX
  • Groove 1
  • Groove 2
  • Groove 3
  • Groove 4
  • Groove 5
  • Groove 6
  • Groove 7
  • Excursus 1 - Rhythm exercises
• 4 PARADIDDLE
  • The para-paradiddle
• 5. TRIOLS
• 6. ROLLS
  • Triple rolls
  • Four-rolls
• 7. THE MAGIC OF THE 12
  • All waltzes
  • Excursus 2 - Rhythm exercises
  • Triples
  • Excursus 3 - Rhythm exercises
  • Taran-Tarantella
  • Excursus 4 - Rhythm exercises
  • Changes in the stress pattern
  • Coordination exercises
• 8 FLAM
  • The single flam
  • The double and triple flam
• 9. THE CRACKING SOUND WITH THE KNUCKLES
• 10. THE BASS SOUND WITH THE FIST
• 11. THE SWIRL WITH RING FINGER AND THUMB
• 12. ISOLATED OVERTONES
• 13. INDEPENDENCE EXERCISES
  • Simple pendulum movement plus melody
  • More complex pendulum movement plus melody
  • Alternating pendulum movement plus melody
  • Long pendulum movement plus melody
  • Quadruple movement plus melody
  • The pendulum motion in other time signatures
  • Excursus 5 - Rhythm exercises
• 14. EXERCISES
• 1. TRACES or MY WAY
• 2. LA PIUMA BIANCA
• 3. JUNGLE SPIRIT
• 4. A WALTZ FOR YOU
• 5. SOFT LANDING
• 6. NIGHTFALL TWILIGHT
• 7. DREAM WEAVER
• 8. BREAKING THE CHAINS
• APPENDIX
  • Symbols and notation terms
  • List of videos