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HAPI / Tongue Drum musical instrument

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Meditative Playing

Slow, spacious playing for calm and focus.

Intermediate16 min55 BPM

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Key concepts

  • Breath-linked phrasing
  • Long decays
  • Minimalism

Practice exercises

  1. 1One note per breath, 8 minutes
  2. 2Play with eyes closed

Today's challengeSame phrase, fingers then mallets Then play it again 3 BPM faster and keep it clean.

Practice tempo

55 BPM

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