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If you are looking for the best place to learn handpan online, RewildYourSoul offers personal, one-on-one lessons for students in the US and internationally. I’m Ricky Hillson, known online as Rewildyoursoul, a Massachusetts-based musician and teacher. I have 15 years of experience teaching Rav and Handpan, as well as a Masters Degree in Education. My handpan and RAV lessons focus on songs, practical technique, and composition, with guidance shaped around your instrument and

Hello Friends, A handpan and a RAV Vast can both be used for melodies, rhythms, and complete songs, but they produce their sound differently. A handpan has shaped and tuned tone fields based off compression, while a RAV Vast has cut steel tongues, tuned via weight/size. That difference affects the sound and the response under your hands. I play and teach both instruments, and I am a sponsored RAV artist. My advice is to choose by listening, trying each style where possible, a

You do not need musical experience to start learning handpan. You can begin with a few notes, a simple rhythm, and some guidance on how to get a clear sound. The same is true of RAV Vast. Reading sheet music or understanding music theory is not a requirement for your first lesson. My approach is to start making music early. We learn through songs and develop technique within those songs, so there is a reason behind what you are practicing. What if I have never played an instr

A good handpan should suit the music you want to make and come from someone you can turn to for guidance. Here is what to consider before you buy.

Your first online handpan lesson is a chance to work out where you are, what you want to learn, and how to move forward. All playing levels are welcome in my classes. Many of my long term students (some working with me for 7+ year, weekly!) have gone from no musical experience, to advanced musicians. I teach handpan and RAV lessons online through Zoom, with a focus on songs, technique, and composition. The lesson and curriculum can be specialized for the instrument you own

Learn to compose music for handpan and RAV Vast with Ricky Hillson

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