This month, let’s explore one of the more mystical handpan tunings — the Aegean scale. 🎶 It’s a beautiful pentatonic scale with lots of repeating notes, making it incredibly fun for exploring octaves and arpeggios. In this Pan of the Month tutorial, I break down: ✨ The scale and note layout 🎵 The main chords available 🙌 Simple arpeggios you can try 🌊 How to use the repeating notes and octaves to create movement 🎥 Watch the tutorial here: C Aegean – Pan of the Month Tutorial 🎯 Little challenge for this October: After watching, choose one chord or arpeggio from the video and spend 5 minutes exploring it without trying to create a song. Just listen. Experiment. Let the instrument show you where it wants to go. If you have a C Aegean, share what you discover below! 🙏 And if you don't...what scale would you like me to break down next?

Choosing your first handpan can get overwhelming very quickly: different scales, steels, tunings, note counts, prices, cases… and a lot of conflicting opinions online. So I created Your First Handpan to make that process simpler. Inside, I walk through the main things worth understanding before choosing an instrument. Without getting lost in unnecessary technical detail. The idea is to help you listen more, overthink less, and feel clearer about what might suit you. My hope is that the right instrument finds you. And when it does, The Handpan Temple is here to help with the next part too — giving you the tools to actually play, explore and express yourself through sound. Download it here 👇 https://www.thehandpantemple.com.au/product-page/your-first-handpan-a-simple-beginners-guide And if you’re currently looking for your first handpan, drop a comment and tell me what scales or sounds you’ve been drawn to. I’m happy to help. 🙏

When I first discovered the handpan, I fell straight into the rabbit hole. Scales. Steels.Tunings.Prices.Makers.Note counts.432Hz or 440Hz. It can get confusing very quickly. The funny thing is… the handpan itself is actually one of the most intuitive instruments to begin with. You don’t need years of theory to start making music. But choosing your first one? That’s where most people get overwhelmed. So I created a simple free guide to help beginners understand what actually matters before buying their first handpan... and what they can stop worrying about. Honestly, I wish I had this guide when I started. Less thinking. More listening. Follow the link to download for free 👇 https://www.thehandpantemple.com.au/product-page/your-first-handpan-a-simple-beginners-guide What’s the biggest thing that confuses you about choosing a handpan?