
create your own music on the handpan
use grooves, melodies, harmonies, bass lines and other concepts to create compositions
learn some music theory on the way
follow a series of practical assignments that guide you through the composition process
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!!!
Ramin Farsad
from
Australia
68 video lessons
🎬 Introduction(3:36) Preview
🎬 Notations for the Course (2:31)
🎬 1.1 First Composition Breakdown (2:28)
🎬 1.2 Assignment #1 – Your 1st Composition (2:52)
🎬 2.1 Musical Structure - A and B Sections (5:17)
🎬 2.2 Musical Structure - Adding Section C (5:32)
🎬 2.3 Musical Structure - Intro and Outro (4:24)
🎬 3.1 Asymmetric Refraction 1.0 Solo Performance (3:22)
🎬 3.2 Asymmetric Refraction 1.0 - Breakdown I (2:31)
🎬 3.3 Asymmetric Refraction 1.0 - Breakdown II (2:19)
🎬 3.4 Assignment #2: Melodic Varations over a Groove (0:32)
🎬 3.5 Asymmetric Refraction 2.0 - Adding a 2nd Instrument (1:36)
🎬 3.6 Asymmetric Refraction 2.0 Solo Performance (2:34)
🎬 3.7 Asymmetric Refraction 2.0 Duo Performance feat. Naghmeh Farahmand (3:47)
🎬 3.8 Assignment #3: Adding a 2nd Instrument (0:24)
🎬 3.9 Asymmetric Refraction 3.0 Duo Performance feat. Milena Holtz (4:14)
🎬 3.10 Asymmetric Refraction on Kurd 9 scale (3:38)
🎬 4.1 Creating Long Cycles [including assignment #4] (6:35)
🎬 5.1 Sulla Lulla Breakdown (5:30)
🎬 5.2 Sulla Lulla Performance (2:54)
🎬 5.3 How to Create Basslines I (7:41)
🎬 5.4 How to Create Basslines II (7:53)
🎬 5.5 Assignment #5: Compose Melody and Bassline (0:45)
🎬 5.6 Sulla Lulla on extended Yishama (3:35)
🎬 Bonus Video - Sulla Lulla Duet - from Handpan Friday Youtube series
🎬 6.1 Musical Contrast (7:29)
🎬 6.2 Assignment #6: Create Musical Contrast (4:25)
🎬 7.1 Composing from a Pattern (2 against 3) (2:04)
🎬 7.2 Basic 2 against 3 with Chord Progression (5:39)
🎬 7.3 Miguel's Lullaby - A Section (3:58)
🎬 7.4 Miguel's Lullaby - B Section (1:37)
🎬 7.5 Miguel's Lullaby - C and D Sections (4:07)
🎬 7.6 Assignment #7: Pattern and Progression (4:20)
🎬 7.7 Miguel's Lullaby Solo Performance (3:59)
🎬 7.8 Miguels Lullaby Trio Performance feat. Richard Ekre-Suzzi and Mauricio Garay (6:57)
🎬 7.9 Miguel's Lullaby on Kurd 9 (2:54)
🎬 8.1 Phrasing (5:02)
🎬 8.2 More Phrasing (3:39)
🎬 8.3 Assignment #8: Spicy Rhythm Please! (0:54)
🎬 9.1 Pedal Tones Examples (7:36)
🎬 9.2 Sound of Viborg Breakdown (11:50)
🎬 9.3 Assignment #9: Pedal Tone and Independence (5:51)
🎬 9.4 Sound of Viborg on Kurd 9 (3:30)
🎬 Sound of Viborg - Trio Performance feat. Nadishana and Armin Metz (8:18)
🎬 Chapter 10.1 – What does a note want to tell you? [including assignment #10] (4:33)
🎬 10.2 What do the Kurd 9 notes want to tell us? (6:06)
🎬 11.1 Dark Red Butterfly - A and B Sections (2:44)
🎬 11.2 Dark Red Butterfly Improvisation (2:52)
🎬 11.3 Assignment #11: Working with Ostinatos (4:42)
🎬 11.4 Dark Red Butterfly - C and D sections (3:12)
🎬 11.5 Dark Red Butterfly Performance (5:13)
🎬 11.6 Dark Red Butterfly on Kurd 9 (6:54)
🎬 11.7 Dark Red Butterfly on Amara/Celtic Minor (4:17)
🎬 11.8 Assignment #12: Transfer a piece to another instrument (0:31)
🎬 11.9 Tips for Working with Ostinatos I (4:15)
🎬 11.10 Tips for Working with Ostinatos II (3:16)
🎬 12.1 Musical Expectations (4:28)
🎬 12.2 Deceptive Cadence (1:33)
🎬 12.3 Free Melody (2:14)
🎬 12.4 Assignment #13: Create and mess with expectations (0:30)
🎬 13.1 Intervals (2:13)
🎬 13.2 Intervals - Octave, 2nd and 3rd (3:46)
🎬 13.3 Intervals - 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th (6:08)
🎬 13.4 Assignment #14: Interval Progression into Musical Section (0:49)
🎬 Bonus Video - Arpeggios and Triads - from the Handpan Friday Youtube series (10:17)
🎬 13.5 Examples for Interval Progressions (4:22)
🎬 14.1 Minimalistic Composition Breakdown (6:10)
🎬 14.2 Minimalistic Composition performance (3:15)
🎬 14.3 Assignment #15: Minimalistic Composition (0:51)
🎬 15.1 Final Assignment
🎬 David K
🎬 Nadishana
🎬 Kabecao
🎬 Manu Delago
🎬 Liron Man
improve your understanding of harmony, rhythm, musical structures and music in general.
compose your own music from various different starting points.
learn lots of examples for musical compositions in different styles.
follow a series of practical assignments and build up a repertoire of your own original music on the way.
learn about music theory on the way in a straight-forward and practical way.
David Kuckhermann is a Grammy nominated and world renowned handpan player and percussionist based in Berlin, Germany. His musical teaching methods are based on more than 20+ years of playing and professional teaching experience.
He has taught more than 10,000 students from all around the world as the founder of online instrument education schools: Handpan Dojo and World Percussion Academy.
His Youtube channel has more than 10 million views and features a wide selection of performances and educational videos:.
He has performed his solo repertoire in famous concert halls including the Royal Albert Hall in London England, the Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley in California and the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
He currently tours the world as freelancer, soloist and band-member of Dead Can Dance as well as teaching masterclasses for handpan players and percussionists.
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