Hello,

really like the sound of this instrument(s).

As far as i found out hangdrum have a fix scale. You get it with very different scales, but also with common scales. From tone to tone there are different steps. Example for (harmonic - mostly i prefer the natural) D-Minor: A D F G A A# C# D

Watched some videos - one hand often hits the deepest note (which is third note of the d minor chord) and the 2nd (root note) and 3rd note (which is second note of the d minor chord) and the other hand hits the other notes.

This is just for practise, you can play:

3 x d minor
2 x A# dur (1st and 2nd Inversion) same with a# minor
2 x g minor (2nd Inversion) same with g diminished chord
2 x g sus2 (2nd Inversion)
2 x C#+ ? - don't know how you call it (1st Inversion is F+)


But mostly the only hit only two notes at same time. I think it s often a mixture between (repeating some sequences) and add some melody notes!?

So do you know common patterns for and or how to play the handgdrum?

Haha now that i have wrote down all that .... what do i see, she is playing an upgraded version - however may it less limited but everything else is the same. As this was dry text - enjoy this (even if it's cuted ):

Greets,
Jack

 

I want one. Probably like steel pan drums. Get them in any tuning/scale you want.

 

I want one too and her as my personal teacher.

Yes most of them (different developers) you get in differnt scales - nowadays (which was new to me) you get the "original" hang drum only in one scale.

Not sure think she is playing space drum - in next video this should be a hangdrum - bad quality but nice tune

Seems mostly there are limited to 7/8 notes (in circle) + 1 note (top) called Ding; the resonance - called Gu - can be tuned down to one octave.

I have picked up some of this fix scales and played with them. But first i'm not got pianoplayer second even if i would be - i think - it's hard to bring that "drum feeling" to keys.

Hehe that reminds me on a guy (on youtube) how smashed his keys "playing drums", he made a real good job but it looked some kind of strange and i thought he might better buy a drum kit. *yes*

However i will try to learn more about that instrument and how to play it.


Greets,
Jack