Handpan path
Core repertoire
Ghost Notes & Slaps
Percussive colours on the shell and mutes.
Intermediate16 min85 BPM
Please support these amazing teachers by watching on YouTube, liking and subscribing to their channels.
Key concepts
- Shell slap
- Muted ghost tones
- Percussive vs melodic balance
Practice exercises
- 1Groove with ghost notes only
- 2Alternate slap and tone bars
Today's challengePlay each note 8 times, listen — unbroken, at 70 BPM.
Practice tempo
85 BPM
Quick check
Which of these is central to "Ghost Notes & Slaps"?
Related videos
Finding related videos
Finding related videos for this lesson. This usually takes a few seconds.
Handpan knowledge graph
Touch & toneScale & note layoutGroove & pulseDynamics & texture
Linked lessons