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What are the notes on a Hang drum?
From the many different scales the Hang makers reduced to a structure with one type of central note (Ding) at D3. All new generation models have two A notes (A3 and A4) as well as another D (D4) in the tone circle around the Ding.
Is Hang drum easy to learn?
Playing a tune on a handpan is easy because of the scale and notation of the instrument. ... The harder part might be mastering a rhythm, although even that does not matter as much as with other instruments. This article is an overview of learning to play.
What is a hanging drum called?
People associate percussion instruments as being drums (which is not always the case; pianos are percussion instruments), and since the Hang is played by the hands, people started calling it a drum. The most widely accepted generic term used today is “handpan”.
