Edition Dux Das Handpanbuch 2

Handpans were developed only recently, but nevertheless already enjoy great popularity. Together with their exceptionally soft, delicate sound and intuitive way of playing, their popularity is growing more and more, which is why Daniel Giordani offers an easy-to-understand school with this textbook, which builds on Volume 1 and provides a quick introduction to the world of handpan playing for anyone interested. Daniel Giordani, percussionist, handpan player, rhythm educator, and author of several rhythm books, acquired an extensive knowledge of the diverse world of percussion music styles through many research and study trips to West Africa, India, and Central America. He discovered his passion for the handpan, which he would like to share and pass on herewith.

The Handpan Book 2 is suitable for players who have already made slight progress and have mastered the following skills:

• Making sound fields on the instrument sound with the index finger and thumb.
• A feeling for the arrangement of the sound fields
• Knowledge of the order of the sound fields to create a scale and the appropriate numbers of the notation
• Reaching over with the hands
• Creating slaps and stopped sounds
• Playing chords with two sound fields and simple arpeggios

Through this edition you can acquire deeper knowledge to develop your playing technique and create new great melodies. New exciting grooves, rhythmic pattern exercises, new sound possibilities and numerous 4 and 3 rhythm exercises for timing and coordination bring musical sophistication to your playing and support you on your way to professional music making. For hands-on learning, the edition includes eight practice pieces that can be used to try out the techniques. Additional support for practicing is provided by more than 30 linked online videos with explanations and exercises. Easy-to-understand explanations of the content make the learning process uncomplicated and guarantee rapid progress.

Contents:

• 1. INTRODUCTION
  • News from the handpan world
• 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
  • Digression 1 - Rhythm exercises
• 4. PARADIDDLE
  • The Para-Paradiddle
• 5 TRIOLS
• 6. ROLLS
  • Triple rolls
  • Four Rolls
• 7. THE MAGIC OF 12
  • All waltz
  • Digression 2 - Rhythm exercises
  • Triples
  • Excursus 3 - Rhythm exercises
  • Taran-Tarantella
  • Excursus 4 - Rhythm exercises
  • Changes in stress pattern
  • Coordination exercises
• 8. FLAM
  • The single flame
  • The double and triple flam
• 9. THE CRACK SOUND WITH THE KNUCKLES
• 10. THE BASS SOUND WITH THE FIST
• 11. THE SWIRL WITH RING FINGER AND THUMB
• 12. ISOLATED HARMONICS
• 13. INDEPENDENCE EXERCISES
  • Simple pendulum motion plus melody
  • More complex pendulum motion plus melody
  • Alternating pendulum motion plus melody
  • Long pendulum motion plus melody
  • Quadruple movement plus melody
  • The pendulum motion in other time signatures
  • Excursus 5 - Rhythm exercises
• 14. EXERCISE PIECES
• 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 terms of notation
  • List of videos