Masterclasses & Workshops

Mar Loi is one of the hottest and most versatile handpan players in the world. Take the opportunity to experience her up close and learn from her.

This course is right for you if you

• want to explore the Handpan in a deep and varied way.
• want to expand your technical skills and musical expressiveness.
• want to learn from an experienced and inspiring teacher.
• creative and rhythmic exercises for your playing.

„Tools to improve your musicality | Elements of mindfulness“

The connection between a musician and their instrument is something very special and unique. A deep relationship can only develop through passionate dedication and experience.

Elements such as groove, emotion and the inner „having something to say“ are fundamental to how you approach your instrument. This of course applies to the handpan as well as any other instrument. In this workshop, Kabeção shares his experiences and tools to develop musicality and open you up to new ways to improve your playing and practicing in the long term.

Next Level: Composing with chords and time signatures

Workshop with Laurent Sureau

In this intensive workshop, the Handpan legend Laurent Sureau invites you to to deepen your musical understanding and consciously develop your playing. The aim is not only to play the handpan, but also to to make it sound through yourself - with clarity, intention and expression.

The workshop begins with a joint warm-up and a short round of introductions in which the participants' expectations and personal goals are discussed. Building on this, the focus is on a deeper understanding of the instrument: how can you specifically influence the sound, resonance and dynamics to create a fuller, clearer sound?

A particular focus is on the Use of the voice - melodically, harmonically and rhythmically. The voice serves as an inner compass to consciously guide musical impulses, phrasing and intention before they are transferred to the handpan.

As you progress, you explore the harmonic possibilities of the D-Kurd handpan. Various chord combinations are introduced and embedded in a common compositional idea. Building on this, you will work on Chord progressions and develops a musical sequence from it.

A central component of the workshop is the rhythmic composition in harmony with the harmonic context. You experiment with binary and ternary structures and - depending on the level of the group - with different time signatures and rhythmic signatures.

Advanced and technical aspects such as Touch quality, finger guidance, resonance control and playful tricks are incorporated individually into the workshop and adapted to the different approaches and experience levels of the participants.

This workshop is aimed at handpan players with previous experience who want to expand their compositional thinking, refine their musical language and take their playing to a new level.

Join Dan Mulqueen for an intensive workshop designed to expand your playing techniques and integrate new elements into your own unique style. This session will provide you with practical tools for composition and groove development - regardless of your preferred genre.

In this workshop we will explore the art of percussive playing and turn ideas into grooves, grooves into individual parts and parts into complete songs. Dan will also share his personal warm-up routines, favorite fills, composition strategies and much more.

Whether you're an experienced player or just starting out, you'll leave this workshop with new techniques and fresh insights that will take your handpan playing to the next level.

Touch technique, first rhythms and melodies as well as further exercises to build up your playing are the main components of the workshop.

Handpans will be provided for the course. You will also have the opportunity to discover and try out different manufacturers and scales.

David Ikonomou is a musician, yoga teacher and has been holding singing circles & voice rooms for over a decade.

David creates and holds powerful transformative spaces where respectful, non-judgmental togetherness is cultivated.

He draws on a wealth of experience in leading meditations in groups, and brings a wide range of perspectives, tools, melodies and songs from around the world.

The workshop format „Free your voice“ is about activating the voice in a pleasurable, effortless and flowing way and bringing it into its natural, powerful and unique state.

This workshop is for you if you:

• want to become freer in the whole spectrum of your vocal expression
• Enjoy singing and want to become more familiar with your voice
• want to use your voice more authentically and speak your truth more
• Let yourself be touched by the poetry of enchanting melodies
• Want to nourish your soul
• Are you interested in real encounters from person to person?

Would you like to play quietly and meditatively with your handpan so that people can relax?
This workshop offers an introduction to the topic as well as content for people who already accompany relaxation phases with the Handpan.
You learn

• A playing pattern for Kurd and Celtic scales
• suitable variations
• which helps you to create your own playing patterns calmly and meditatively

You can take part in the workshop even with little playing experience.

Direction: Petra Kleinecke, HandPanDance

Petra loves to convey the language of music: improvising, expressing herself, experiencing flow. For her, this is the essence of making music. Latin percussion and leading a samba group led her to study music education. In 2017, she finally discovered the handpan - an invitation to creativity and expression. Since then, she has increasingly focused her musical and pedagogical work on this instrument.
She deliberately decided to develop a solo program without electronic effects for her concerts. She wants to let natural vibrations have their effect in their intensity. Her pieces reflect different moods, from calm and spherical to rhythmic and danceable. A special feature are songs from the Singing Circle, which she performs instrumentally on the handpan or sings together with the audience.

As a handpan teacher - in Bremen and online - she helps people to develop their musicality with joy and ease. Appreciative and in small steps, she conveys confidence in one's own abilities so that playing the handpan can become a valuable resource in everyday life.

You can take part in the workshop even with little playing experience. I teach in German, the workshop lasts 2 hours. D Kurds will be provided. If you have any questions about the content, you can contact me via my website www.handpandance.de contact.

Music by HandPanDance - www.handpandance-musik.de

In this workshop we will playfully experience our bodies as instruments and play simple rhythms together; with clapping, walking, snapping and whatever else we can think of. 

We will connect with our very own rhythm and our own pace.

You are very welcome; with your openness, curiosity and playfulness.

It's gonna be a playful experience and a lot of fun!

I'm looking forward to seeing US!

KOSMA

WITH NADIA SIMON - PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN, VOCAL COACH, TRAINED IN ART THERAPY AND PERSONAL ACCOMPANIMENT, USING THE VOICE AS A THERAPEUTIC TOOL

Enter the circle.

A space in which sound becomes breath, breath becomes melody and melody becomes shared emotion.

Guided by Nadia Simon, you will explore the wild, intuitive voice - the one that rises without judgment and is born in the moment.

Through movement, rhythm and playful improvisation you will shed old masks, rediscover your inner pulse and feel how your voice connects you to the earth.

A workshop for every age, every body, every story.

Just bring yourself - and let your voice unfold.

• We will explore spontaneous singing in a circle.
• Relearning how to be guided by intuition without thinking too much, so that sound can become melody.
• Joint development of vocal expression while listening to each other.
• Creating through improvisation and observing how a fleeting piece emerges and dissolves again.
• Discover different types of voices with joy - through vocal games.
• Letting go of our masks and recognizing how self-judgement or the judgement of others can create blocks in vocal expression.
• Learning through body movement, gestures, repetition and rhythm - complemented by a basic exploration of body percussion.

Director: Niklas Harig (aka Rednick)

2 hours

On a donation basis

Have you always wanted to know how to make fat beats with your mouth, lips and voice alone? Then B TS K TS is just the workshop for you!

In these two lessons you will learn the basics of beatboxing - from classic sounds such as kick (B), hi-hat (TS) and snare (K) to little tricks on how to add groove, power and timing to your beat.

Whether you are a complete beginner or already a bit experienced: this workshop will pick you up right where you are. Together we will build your first beat step by step, collect sounds, practise simple patterns and, above all, have a lot of fun.

Just come along, bring your voice - everything else is created on the spot.
Let's make some noise! 💥

In TaKeTiNa, the body itself is the instrument. 

You enter into a repetitive basic movement - simple steps, carried by the heartbeat of the bass drum. Clapping patterns and chants are woven over this, sometimes swinging in unison, sometimes in fascinating rhythmic tension with the basic pulse.

It can happen that you lose your rhythm - and that is precisely the key moment. Here you learn to let go of control and simply let yourself be carried by the collective flow. You find your way back again and again, building up physically anchored rhythmic energy building blocks that work beyond thought.

TaKeTiNa for musicians and amateurs

TaKeTiNa is a journey to the roots of rhythm - in music and in yourself. It is an active meditation that:

• awakens intuition: Open up a new, freer access to your rhythmic potential - beyond notes, technique and pressure - lively, intuitive and deeply connected.

• Creates rhythmic depth: Strengthen your inner timing and your feeling for polyrhythms. The experience of feeling several rhythmic levels at the same time enriches your musical perception enormously.

• Train the flow state: By learning to welcome chaos rhythmically and to always find your way back into the whole, you lose the fear of doing something wrong and cultivate basic trust.

• relieves stress and calms the mind: The rhythmic movement calms the neurovegetative nervous system. The result: more serenity, presence and a deep, nourishing stillness, even during activity.

In the TaKeTiNa process, people with and without previous experience stand side by side. The simple, repetitive movements and chants allow everyone to learn at their own pace - without pressure and without comparisons.

at least 1 year of yoga practice

We practise the festival song together to be perfectly prepared for the recording.

A magical place full of sound, imagination and free creativity: the Kids Space invites children and families to play, dream and create their own little world.

Between handpan melodies, bamboo adventures, circus, theater, colorful handicrafts, exciting games in nature, a warm atmosphere is created to arrive and connect.

Under professional supervision and guidance, children can grow, marvel and create, making the Handpan Festival a real family gathering.

What can you expect at Kids Space?

A qualified team that will accompany your children (6-16 years, exceptions by arrangement) in a warm, stimulating environment during the festival on Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm excluding lunch break (12:30 - 1:30 pm).

Great workshops and a colorful, open program:

• daily open program with: Free play, handicrafts (also with natural materials), painting, dressing up, jewelry design, bamboo & circus materials, play box, instruments (handpans,...)
• Bamboo workshop (Sat 14:00): Exciting games, exercises, building projects & creative constructions with bamboo (included)
• Circus introduction (Sat & Sun ): Juggling, balance & movement
• Beginner Fantasy Handpan Workshop (Sat 11:00-12:30): playful journey to distant planets with handpan & steel tongue drums, ideal for children & families (extra booking 30,00€) 

Main responsibility: Carl Soltau  www.carlsoltau.com

Playful journey to distant planets with handpan & steel tongue drums, ideal for children & families

Main responsibility: Carl Soltau  www.carlsoltau.com