Handpan Lessons: Master your weak hand! [3 effective exercises]

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▶In today's handpan lesson, we take a close look at the weaker or non-dominant hand. This is one of the most common questions of newer players and it can be a little frustrating to struggle with it. In this video I show you 3 exercises that you can use to bring your left hand up to speed.
Even though the exercises will feel awkward when you start them, they are very effective and will improve control, strength, speed and clarity in your handpan playing.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
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@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

These exercises feel awkward in the beginning, but you should feel a substantial difference already after a few days. I hope you can stick with them and they help you to improve your playing! Is it difficult for YOU to get even a simple pattern to work or is it going quite ok from the beginning? It would be super interesting if you come back after a few days and let me know if you feel an improvement already! :)

@tasim1 4 года назад

I've been working on this since you uploaded the video. Within these two weeks what seemed frustrating and impossible has become very achievable and fun. Thanks

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

@@tasim1 fantastic, that's what every teacher loves to hear! Kudos for staying with it until the frustration turned into fun! 👍💪😁

@jeffh.6561 2 года назад

What a blast of joy. So satisfying this. Tnx .

@nathanmaupin1404 4 года назад

Thank you for all these videos!!!! Much love

@voivodess 4 года назад

Teach us the way!!! I love your sense of humour too ❤️💜❤️

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

You're the way Becksland! 😁

@yolandaye492 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing! Very helpful!

@voivodess 4 года назад

The emojis and sound effects are adorable too!! 😉

@marcellipales-fisio 2 года назад

You are the best teacher!!!❤❤❤

@amandeepsingh5129 4 года назад

Wow awesome sound

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

thank you!

@AyramAntonioMorin Год назад

Thank you !!I'm going with it !!

@LarryGindhart 3 года назад

Starting now, today. Thanks!

@authoronestopinc.4917 5 месяцев назад

Awesome lesson, thank you!

@user-wn1tv8pc6u Год назад

Прекрасный педагог!

@daruzoltan1098 4 года назад

Thanks a million, another fantastic tutorial!

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

You're welcome! 👍

@johngates8284 4 года назад

Thank you

@charlarge3555 2 года назад

Thank you!🙏🏻

@Fenkoster 3 года назад

Good tips, thank you!!

@JensZygar 2 года назад

What a great inspiration°

@zakerhosseinvand357 4 года назад

as always your teachings make me a better player and gives me a lot of fun with my handpan. thank you so much. looking forward to next week lesson.

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Thanks a lot Zaker, I'm really happy to hear that! 🙏

@reelestatething 4 года назад

This is great! Just found your channel and subscribed.Your lessons are very clear and the groove is compelling.

@nicolekratzert8166 2 года назад

Super Thanks a lot for thaïs vert good vidéo.

@kami2302 4 года назад

Vielen Dank David, super Unterricht 👍

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Danke Kami, gerne ;).

@chopipan9566 2 года назад

Love it man👊🏼

@markmorley659 4 года назад

I don’t have my drum yet , still waiting for it to arrive but am loving the lessons and can’t wait to try the real thing

@MotoRobee 2 года назад

what happened since then?? Please update :)

@SimonTransparently 2 года назад

Gratitude for this great teaching video. Well explained. Now to practice x without getting frustrated!!!!

@pinao6508 4 года назад

Thank you so much for sharing!😘

@ongyuxuan6989 4 года назад

Great teacher!

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

🙏

@tasim1 4 года назад

Another very useful lesson. Thanks for sharing your skills and experience, with such good humour too.

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Such a pleasure! 🙏

@meetidnani 2 года назад

Thank you David... Had a small surgery on my right hand ao cant play for a couple of weeks.. was itching to play something and landed up on this video... Perfect time to strengthen my left hand 😊❤️

@archis2508 2 года назад

Thank you for this its so good! ❤️

@DoranMitchell_Handpan 4 года назад

Outstanding my friend! All your lessons are great! Thank you, These lessons are also great for RAV Drum players like myself.

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Thank you Doran! Good to hear that they work for your RAV playing as well! 👍

@Zetias 4 года назад

Greatest class, i learn a Lot! Thanks You

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

🙏

@federicozanoni817 4 года назад

Very kind of you to share these free tutorials, David. Thank you so much! I'll committ to these exercises for some days and get back to you to share any improvement :)

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Awesome, Looking forward to hear about your progress!

@joeljacq7486 4 года назад

Thank you for this excellent lesson. It makes you step back and refocus. I learned some traditional drums and this forced you to play all limbs and frustrating at first but necessary. Now, l play HP and l still find weaknesses in the left. This exercise here builds the mental muscle also required for development.

@evagurtler384 4 года назад

I really love your videos! Improving the weaker hand feels realy awkward und my brain freaks out :D But stepping out of the comfortzone is alsways the best you can do. Thank you so much for the additional videos to you Handpan Dojo, that I use to learn how to play my handpan.

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Awesome, that’s the attitude to improve! 👍Glad you’re enjoying handpandojo as well!

@ytxia345 4 года назад

as a lefty this video is really strange to follow strictly hahaha love you David, your playing style always mesmerized me

@corwyn 4 года назад

Great video ! I'll give it a try and see how it goes :)

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Cool!

@IamYerdoor 4 года назад

super effective ✌🏽

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Glad to hear that the exercises work for you!👍

@lemaitrethemonk 4 года назад

You are like a handpan Jedi. Subscribed! Thank you. My hand pan is on the way and I am consuming your videos. I appreciate you taking the time out of your life to teach us padawans. Cheers and health...

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Cheers Emanuel, you're welcome. Which handpan are you getting?

@lemaitrethemonk 4 года назад

@@DavidKuckhermann it is an 8 note(D) Terrapan.

@maxshi6215 2 года назад

Спасибо за урок. Очень интересно. Инструмента еще нет, но тренируюсь на деревяшке. Когда-нибудь смогу купить этот замечательный инструмент. Еще раз спасибо за урок. Простите за мой плохой английский. Thanks for the lesson. Very interesting. I don't have a tool yet, but I'm training on a piece of wood. Someday I will be able to buy this wonderful tool. Thanks again for the lesson. Sorry for my poor English.

@user-my1dm2gf6z 10 месяцев назад

Купил ханг?

@maxshi6215 10 месяцев назад

@@user-my1dm2gf6z да :)

@gregoryschimanski7689 4 года назад

Top 😎✌🏼️

@KalanYore 4 года назад

I don't have a weak hand - since playing piano for decades... I am left handed naturally... long ago teachers back in 1969 and early 1970s from kindergarten to 2nd grade attempted to force me to be right handed and for awhile I was ambidextrous but stuck to my left hand as a teacher later on thought it was ridiculous to force me to be right handed... as I was different with inherent abilities, high IQ, and advanced artistically... I play by ear and compose my own music... Thanks for sharing...

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Good for you John. It's not cool trying to force kids to do things right-handed. Glad to hear you later had a teacher that was smarter than that! 👍

@citizenkane9222 3 года назад

Great lesson...... I will be getting my Handpan next week 😊 by the way, I am from India.

@MiguelGonzalez-wb4it 4 года назад

Desde España, muchas gracias David.

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

De nada Miguel. Saludos desde Alemania!

@MiguelGonzalez-wb4it 4 года назад

@@DavidKuckhermann estoy viendo tus cursos en handpandojo.com y no sé si comprar alguno, el problema es que no hablo inglés y no sé si entendería bien. Tienes que sacar una versión en idioma español o yo aprender inglés.jeeje

@973ultima 4 года назад

Those videos really intersesting thank you! Are you going to do a video or a song with your spacedrum custom steve shehan model?

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

I passed that instrument on quite a while ago. It was indeed quite a character. 🙂

@973ultima 4 года назад

David Kuckhermann oh nooo that’s so sad! Forgive me to ask but why would you sell this masterpiece knowing that there is only 3 in the world and that it will never be made again? I mean the sound that he provided was unique 🤭🤔

@Misshalimay 2 года назад

Thank you! I don’t get a good sound out of my left hand compared to my right so it sounds weird.

@anokatomichali 4 года назад

I love it! I'm a left-handed... ;-)

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Hehe, awesome! 😁

@arhipmatusov8823 4 года назад

Well, that makes me crazy. )) I've spent about 15 minutes only to start playing the groove (the third exercise) slowly with the right leading hand, and when I've started to try the left hand as the leading one I've found that each time I want to start the next sequence back with the right hand again! :D :D :D

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

hehe, that sounds very familiar ;)

@arhipmatusov8823 4 года назад

@@DavidKuckhermann Not sure if my left hand gained a new level of freedom but after several evenings I've managed to play the groove from the 3rd exercise at a moderate tempo!

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Arhip Matusov awesome, nice job Arhip! 👍

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Arhip Matusov awesome, nice job Arhip! 👍

@camilomartinezgrez1263 9 месяцев назад

Whats the name of that amazing groove? Haligi?

@marcoandreknottjung3418 4 года назад

Ups, I have to destroy the 69, but 70 is also fine! Thanks

@1oglop1 3 года назад

Hi David, thanks for the video. would you be able to say what could be the reason that ma slap sound rings the notes no matter where I hit?

@DavidKuckhermann 3 года назад

The slap sound depends on the individual instrument quite a bit. On some instruments you don't get the nice and clear accent. The amount of ringing can be influenced by your technique, but the instrument is a factor here as well. Without seeing you play, it's hard to say what the reason is for the ringing sound

@1oglop1 3 года назад

@@DavidKuckhermann Thank you, I just wanted to know your opinion. I suspected that it could be partially on the instrument side. I've been learning for 2 weeks for now so my technique isn't much better as well. Thank you for your videos it helps a lot as I have 0 musical background and have to learn all the terms and explanations.

@sandyallen1610 2 года назад

I'm left handed so feel my right hand is weaker.just beginning to learn the handpan

@mavenmusic734 4 года назад

Thank you for your instructive handpan lessons! Now I have a question: Did you have any difficulties like overstrain? Could you give a clue how to prevent a typewriter's cramp? I mean, anything but practicing less ;-)

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

Hey Maven, check this older video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hUyMNyrOHJQ.html

@wildeyestudios5 4 года назад

Do you have an amara c# by any chance you could do some tutorials with? I feel that scale would be slightly more engaging to listen to throughout the tutorial

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

That's a question I'm also pondering. So far I'm sticking to the D-Kurd, because a) it's probably the most common scale and b) I imagine, sticking to the same instrument makes it easier to get used to it and transfer the material to whichever instrument you're playing on. The downside is that it is not as interesting to listen to, changing instruments would be better in that regards. It's an open question, but many people seem to appreciate that I stick to the same scale, because it makes learning the patterns easier for them.

@wildeyestudios5 4 года назад

@@DavidKuckhermann that's true. Everyone here in Barcelona has a d kurd too so I guess it's the most popular one

@jonathanmoynihan3661 Год назад

This is good but the background music is very distracting

@eduardgercog4422 4 года назад

Are you stepping away from paid courses then? Or will there be more content for handpandojo? Whats the difference?

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

There will definitely be more content for handpandojo. Those courses are a step-by-step guide - all the videos build on each other. The curriculum is similar to how I would work with a private student building up skill and musical ability. These RU-vid videos each cover a specific subject in 5-10 minutes. They work great as addition to the handpandojo courses, but can also work independently. Some of the videos will be probably be integrated into the handpandojo courses with additional material in the future.

@eduardgercog4422 4 года назад

@@DavidKuckhermann Cool, thanks.

@GorillaDesperado 4 года назад

I have never seen these drums for sale - what's the deal?

@DavidKuckhermann 4 года назад

They have been difficult to get in the past years and not many stores sell them. There are more options now, but you still don't see them in stores much.