Handpan w/Full Band: RAV Drum & Mallet Harp Meet Electric Guitar & Bass (RAV Blues Scale)

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October 11, 2021

What’s up everybody? AJ here from Didge Project wishing you a happy day!

Recently I got to play some super cool instruments, the Chromatic Mallet Harp and the RAV G Humayun, with two excellent musicians, Adrian DiMatteo and Mike Fisher on Electric Guitar and Bass. These videos were a joy to make as we featured these exciting new instruments in a live jam session context.

The Chromatic Mallet Harp has seriously become my go to instrument when playing music with friends. I personally prefer the Chromatic Mallet Harp over any handpan, because it has all 12 tones from the western musical scale. So I’m getting that really sweet Mallet Harp sound but I can play along with almost any chord changes and jump in with a lot of different songs. Of course, I have a background in piano playing and music theory, so that really helps and makes this instrument perfectly suited to my skill set.

The RAV G Humayun, however, is a whole different animal. It’s got this really sweet middle-eastern sound and the vibe it creates is so different than any music I have ever played. It’s like I am automatically thrown into a mystical jam session and I can only imagine how many possibilities there are with this instrument.

Last but not least, I got to have my first ever blues jam session on the RAV Vast C Blues and RAV Vast D Blues scales. These instruments were super fun to play and Adrian DiMatteo and I were able to use them to create a bunch of different blues textures in combination with the electric guitar. Check out the video below.

As always, thanks for tuning in and looking forward to seeing you soon!

AJ Block
didgeproject.com

A Nearly Perfect Sound Healing Instrument: The Mallet Harp Mini

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AJ Block

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September 15, 2021

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The Mallet Harp Mini is a portable xylophone that is super lightweight, sounds incredible and comes at a great price ($195 at time of writing). Play it handheld or put it down to use its built in acoustic wah-wah effect. Great for healing sessions, sound baths, jam sessions and for just having fun! This sound healing instrument is great for kids as they can play along, bang on it as hard as they want with the mallets while only bringing harmonious sounds into the space. A wonderful sound healing instrument for all ages!

*Order Mallet Harp Mini here

Check out the Mallet Harp Mini from different angles:

Is the Mallet Harp Mini a perfect sound healing instrument? Only you can be the judge. Pick one up today and try for yourself. Then post a comment below to let us know how you like it.

Special thanks to Hannah Apollonia and Adrian DiMatteo for lending their talents to the Mallet Harp Mini video review.

Also check out:

–Mallet Harp 11-Note Model

–Chromatic Mallet Harp 25 and 32-note models

10 Powerful Sound Healing Instruments: An In-Depth Demonstration

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September 6, 2021

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Looking to add some deeply relaxing sounds to your set up? In this video with Adrian DiMatteo and Hannah Apollonia, we cover 10 categories of sound healing instruments. Adrian and Hannah are members of the Dream Seed shamanic sound healing ensemble and have years of experience using music for meditation, healing and spiritual practice. This is by no means an exhaustive list of instruments that can be used for sound healing, however this is a great overview of some of the tools that can be accessible to anyone at any budget.

Adrian plays the crystal pyramid over Hannah’s head

Instruments mentioned in this video available in the Didge Project store:

Abuelo Flute: https://www.didgeproject.com/product/…

Wave Drum: https://www.didgeproject.com/product/…

Koshi Chimes: https://www.didgeproject.com/product/…

Mallet Harp: https://www.didgeproject.com/product/…

RAV Vast: https://www.didgeproject.com/product/rav

Meinl Tongue Drum: https://www.didgeproject.com/product/…

Crystal Singing Bowls: https://www.didgeproject.com/product/…

Adrian DiMatteo: https://adriandimatteo.com/

Hannah Apollonia: https://hannahapollonia.bandcamp.com/

Dream Seed Shamanic Sound Ensemble: https://www.dreamseedsound.com/

Index:

0:57 Abuelo Flute

4:33 Ocean/Wave Drum

6:06 Crystal Harp

9:19 Koshi Chimes

12:19 Rain Stick

14:52 Tongue Drums

18:32 Metal Singing Bowls

22:52 Crystal Pyramid

25:40 Tuning Forks

29:48 Crystal Singing Bowls

Overtone Throat Singing Course launches with Live Looping set by Jerry Walsh

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July 1, 2021

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We at Didge Project are excited to announce our long awaited Overtone Throat Singing Course, a 2-hour instructional video with worksheets, led by our very own Jerry Walsh. Jerry has been studying throat singing from many different traditions for more than 10 years and brings a wealth of knowledge to this art form.

In addition to the 2-hour video throat singing course, Jerry Walsh will be offering 3 live group zoom classes on throat singing in July 2021 as well as specials on private lessons. Check out all of the offers bundled with the Overtone Throat Singing Course. Check out the course info video above to see what the course is all about.

For those of you wanting to sample the course, we’ve put together a FREE 15-minute Intro To Overtone Throat Singing, which is an excerpt from the full length video course.

Now that we’ve gotten through all the news, we are happy to release this incredible set of music performed live in the studio by Jerry Walsh using nothing more than a loop station, his voice and organic acoustic instruments. Click the video window below to watch. Thanks for tuning in and we wish you a great day!

For the flute featured in this video, check out Abuelo Flute here.

5 New Scales on the Hokema Sansula

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AJ Block

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May 21, 2021

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In this video we demonstrate and explain 5 great new scales on the Hokema Sansula, all of which are now available in the Didge Project store. We chose all of these scales because they stand alone as beautiful sounding instruments and also have a great range of compatibility, especially with some of our best selling RAV Drum scales:

D Major Sansula with RAV in B Kurd, B Celtic Minor, B RUS, D Major
A Major Sansula with RAV A Marmara
G Pygmy Sansula with RAV G Pygmy and G Minor Pentatonic
G Major Melody Sansula with RAV E Low Pygmy and C Golden Gate

Check out the full C Minor Sansula Djembe jam by Matt Bazgier on Soundcloud

We say the scales are “new” because they are new to our store!

Hokema Sansula – Basic, Renaissance and Deluxe Models
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$132.00 – $271.00 Select options

Meinl Sonic Energy Steel Tongue Drum vs. RAV Vast vs. Aura Handpan, plus Introducing Handpan Stands!

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Jerry Walsh

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April 29, 2021

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In this video we are excited to introduce some awesome new products, including the Meinl Sonic Energy Steel Tongue Drum (which retails for an amazing $299 with case and mallets), and the Meinl Handpan Stands. We compare these new Meinl tongue drums to two of our best selling products for the last 3 years, the RAV Vast (aka RAV Drum) and the Aura Handpan for this Pan Drum Comparison.

Hokema B17 Kalimba Demo & Review

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Adrian DiMatteo

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April 16, 2021

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The B17 Kalimba by Hokema is a beautiful thumb piano which is great for playing popular songs, jamming, playing chord changes, and general improvisation. It’s got a fantastic tone. In this video, Adrian DiMatteo shows us some cool things you can do with the Hokema B17 Kalimba.

*Buy Hokema B17 Kalimba here

The Best RAV Vast Combinations: Which RAV Vast Sound Good Together?

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March 18, 2021

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People have been asking us for years to help them select a complementary scale for the RAV Drum they already own. After a great deal of coordination, we have finally put this video together to give you, our viewers, an audio/visual representation of every possible RAV Vast combination of 2 instruments, in a real-life jam session.

This video is indexed by combination, so scroll down here to jump to any scale combination that you’d like to hear.

Special thanks to Jerry Walsh and Matt Bazgier for taking the time to work with the different scales and figure out how to play them together. These guys have been super dedicated to getting out information about all the instruments we work with here at Didge Project, and this video is a testament to the quality of their work.

Index of all of RAV Vast Combinations

To jump directly to a RAV Vast Combination, click on the timestamp below:

0:47 B RUS & D Major
2:50 B Celtic Minor & D Major
4:46 D Major & B Kurd
6:40 D Major & B Celtic Double Ding
8:32 B Golden Arcadia & B Major
10:20 G Pygmy & G Minor Pentatonic
12:26 B Onoleo & F# In Sen
14:21 F# In Sen & B Arabian Nights
16:19 D Major & F# In Sen
18:30 B RUS & B Celtic Double Ding
20:20 B RUS & B Celtic Minor
22:14 B RUS & B Kurd
24:03 B Celtic Double Ding & B Kurd
25:59 B Celtic Minor & B Kurd
27:53 B Celtic Minor and B Celtic Double Ding
29:41 A Integral and D Celtic Minor
31:40 C Golden Gate and E Low Pygmy
33:41 A Integral and E Low Pygmy
35:25 Closing thoughts

*Order a RAV Drum in the USA through Didge Project

Sale!
RAV Drum (aka RAV Vast) Metal Tongue Drum: Various Scales
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$849.00 – $1,099.00 Select options

Djembe Slap Technique: 2 Ways To Play The Djembe Slap

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Matt Bazgier

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March 17, 2021

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The djembe slap technique is a highly debated topic as there are many ways to do it. In this video Matt Bazgier shows us two of the most common ways to play the djembe slap. We could write more here, but it’s all in the video.