This open question and answer session on all things related to handpans was recorded live with an online audience on Friday, April 10, 2020. We played a number of Aura handpans and RAV drums in different scales, explored handpan music theory and technique, and answered many audience questions.
Using the A minor pentatonic scale, we jam it up with guitar and the mallet harp portable travel xylophone.
*Order Mallet Harp at https://www.didgeproject.com/harp
About the Mallet Harp: A fun, easy to play instrument for all ages, the mallet harp brings the joy of music to beginners and experienced musicians alike. With numerous applications, the mallet harp is ideal for music therapy, stress relief, sound healing, childhood development, emotional health and overall wellness. The A minor pentatonic scale creates beautiful melodies and harmonies, no matter what sequence the notes are played in. This makes it so that the player does not need to know music theory or even what notes they are playing at any given moment to make great sounds.
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Adrian DiMatteo Links:
90-Second Guitar Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/AdrianDiMatteo
Chord Atlas for iOS: https://www.adriandimatteo.com/chordatlas
Adrian DiMatteo’s album, “While You Are Awake”: https://adriandimatteo.bandcamp.com/album/while-you-are-awake
Guitar and music theory lessons with Adrian DiMatteo: http://adriandimatteo.com/lessons
Welcome to your first lesson on how to play the shruti box with Ixchel Prisma. In this video you will learn some basic techniques to make a steady sound on the instrument, how to start the instrument most effectively, how to tune to different keys PLUS a few different vocalizations that work well with the shruti box.
Ixchel was also nice enough to do a comparison on the 3 most common sizes of shruti boxes available:
About Ixchel Prisma: Ixchel Prisma is a vocalist, songwriter, performer and sound healer who blends subtle electronic sounds, acoustic instrumentals, uplifting lyrics, wide ranging vocals, and poetry, submerging listeners into a full spectrum experience. In addition to writing her own music, ixchel has also been studying sacred healing songs from indigenous cultures for many years. She is a student of maestro manuel rufino and a member of Dream Seed. Check out Ixchel’s music at https://www.Ixchelprisma.com
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The Didge Project YouTube channel features tips, tutorials and interviews with amazing musicians, all so that you can elevate your music to a higher level. With a strong focus on the didgeridoo as a musical instrument, we also cover percussion, handpan, drumming, and instruments from around the world. Hit subscribe and stay up to date with us! Subscribe at http://www.youtube.com/didgeproject7
The company behind our favorite lightweight compact didgeridoo, Airdidge, has released a new accessory that makes the instrument extremely versatile. The Slide & Tune Adaptor for Airdidge allows the player to fine tune the key of the instrument, allowing for playing in all 12 keys, tuning in 432hz tuning, and even more options.
In this video Jerry Walsh demonstrates 7 keys (A through E) that this slide adaptor allows your Airdidge to play in. Since making the video, we confirmed that all 12 keys are attainable with this adaptor. Also shown in the video is the 30mm (1.18 inches) red mouthpiece insert, which makes the diameter of the mouthpiece slightly smaller. This insert is also available in a 28mm (1.1 inches) white version.
$395.00
Ultra light weight and ideal for travel
Airdidge is the first carbon fiber telescoping didgeridoo designed for the traveling musician. With a weight of 1.2 lbs and a packed length of 14.57 inches, this instrument is the ideal companion for traveling. Fully extended, the Airdidge measures 73 inches and plays in the key of Bb. When the largest piece is removed, this didgeridoo plays in the key of C. Remove the second largest piece and it plays in the key of Eb.
Add the Slide & Tune Adaptor to make your Airdidge play in all 12 keys.
Full Airdidge Video Review here:
This carbon fiber telescoping didgeridoo is designed in Switzerland, super easy to clean, and guaranteed to satisfy.
Includes 2 endcaps for travel, plastic removable mouthpiece and travel bag (as shown in photo).
Plays in the keys of Bb, C and Eb (note previous versions played in Bb, C# and E).
Instrument Weight: 1.2 lbs
Packed length: 14.57 inches
Extended length: 73 inches (5 feet, 3 inches)
Mouthpiece Width: 1.25 inches
Shipping weight: 3 lbs
As featured in our Travel Didgeridoo Comparison video:
See Airdidge in action in our Didgeridoo Beatbox Tutorial:
Accessories available:
Buyer information:
DO NOT FORCE THE PIECES INTO EACH OTHER!
Airdidge is made up of 6 conical pieces and a mouthpiece. These conical pieces are designed to be inserted into each other with the taper going in the same direction. If accidentally inserted improperly, with one or more pieces in the wrong direction, there is a risk that the pieces may get stuck. If you force these pieces in, they will almost certainly get stuck and will be difficult to remove. The pieces should slide in effortlessly. See diagram at the top of this page for proper assembly.
Airdidge is exclusively distributed by Didge Project in the United States.
| Weight | 3 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 16 × 5 × 5 in |
| Finish | Glossy, Matte |
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Richard Hillson is a Multi instrumentalist, teacher and artisan, performing on Guitar, Handpan, Rav and a variety of World Instruments. As a Middle School teacher, he has witnessed, first hand, the power of introducing handpans and Ravs to a young audience. His core musical belief is that we are all inherently musicians and awakening our individuated abilities is often a life changing experience. While busking and performing over the last ten years, Ricky has developed a unique playing style, focusing on composition, and inspired by his passion for world music. He performs frequently in Massachusetts venues and offers lessons and musical performances electronically/ in person.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuOo9YRG-x86-9rW8sBSr-Q Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewildyoursoul/
Max Taylor Kanowitz Bio: A sound artist, discovering the music in everything, Max Kanowitz (aka Prana Rising) holds the central belief that music has the power to transform the world. A Brooklyn based performer, music teacher and holistic practitioner, Max shares concerts, sound journeys, and live music for yoga and meditation classes. As a teacher, Max believes everyone has the power to play and create music. He is the creator of the NYC Handpan Improv and Creativity Workshop, and gives private lessons on handpan, various percussion instruments and piano. As a sound therapist, Max offers one on one private sessions using sound as the vehicle for physical transformation and breakthrough. Contact Max@thesoundartist.com for more information.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCJlDK7o2T5BqrFQr3y97NQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pranarising/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pranarisingmusic
Website: https://www.thesoundartist.com/
Jerry Walsh beatboxes while playing MacGavin Woodworks Agave Didgeridoo in D and Aura Handpan in D Mystic 7 simultaneously.
Instruments featured in this video:
In this video, Didge Project’s Jerry Walsh demonstrates the three styles of throat singing and how to do them with a shruti box (Indian drone instrument). The three styles of throat singing are Kargyraa, Khoomei, and Sygyt.
Email “jerry” at “didgeproject.com” for private lessons. Post your questions in the comments section below.
*Order shruti boxes in 3 sizes at: https://www.didgeproject.com/product/shruti-box-monoj-kumar-sardar-bros-3-sizes-available/
Adrian DiMatteo and AJ Block here. Today we are excited to show you how to play handpan & guitar together. This is a great combination which we use all the time. Each handpan has a certain number of notes that lets you play different chords, so you can do some chord changes; also by just playing the scale you can get a lot of different colors and textures combined with the guitar which has infinite harmonic possibilities, and get a lot of good combinations and a lot of unique different sounds. We’re going to talk a little bit about music theory, a little bit about guitar technique and handpan technique and how we can think about the instrument and apply those ideas to finding different textures, different melodies and chord changes that we can use so that the instruments sound harmonious together. Since both handpan & guitar create chords, we’re gonna be careful not to step on each other’s toes
The handpan used in this video is actually a RAV Drum in the A Integral scale, which works great with guitar because you can play a lot of open chords, including A minor, C major, G major, E minor, F major, and more. All of these are “open” chords on the guitar and are really simple to play.
The notes on the A Integral RAV Drum are A B C E F G, so it’s basically the A natural minor scale without the note D. It’s a 6-note scale and some of the notes
repeat themselves.
Links:
Adrian DiMatteo’s album, “While You Are Awake”
Guitar and music theory lessons with Adrian DiMatteo
Handpan featured in this video (RAV Vast A Integral)
This video is filled with mallet percussion exercises on one of the most beautiful sounding, portable mallet percussion instruments: the mallet harp! It’s in the A Minor Pentatonic scale, so you really don’t need to know anything about music theory to make it sound great. There are no wrong notes!
Order Mallet Harp at https://www.didgeproject.com/harp
A fun, easy to play instrument for all ages, the mallet harp brings the joy of music to beginners and experienced musicians alike. With numerous applications, the mallet harp is ideal for music therapy, stress relief, sound healing, childhood development, emotional health and overall wellness. The A minor pentatonic scale creates beautiful melodies and harmonies, no matter what sequence the notes are played in. This makes it so that the player does not need to know music theory or even what notes they are playing at any given moment to make great sounds.
Features:
Can be used by:
Scale: A Minor Pentatonic
Notes: A C D E G A C D E G A
Scale tones: 1 b3 4 5 b7 1 b3 4 5 b7 1
weight: 5 lbs.
length: 16.5″
width: 16.5″
height: 5”
Order Mallet Harp at https://www.didgeproject.com/harp
13 reviews for Airdidge: Carbon Fiber Telescoping Didgeridoo for Travel
Wayne (Verified Customer) –
Beautiful sound, sturdy, and compact. I love it!
Thomas B. (Verified Customer) –
As a novice to the didgeridoo the airdidge at full extension was extremely hard to get a drone. However, by removing the bottom two sections a simple drone is easy to get so I added a section and practiced then added the last section and got the grasp of it pretty quickly. It doesn’t take a lot of air to play and requires a very relaxed lip buzz for the initial drone. The Airdidge is an exceptional instrument with outstanding build quality. The carbon fiber is beautiful to look at and the telescoping design is perfect for travel. The sound is absolutely amazing in all three keys. Shipping included tracking and was delivered fast. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in a travel didge.
Ryan Nemec (Verified Customer) –
I’ve been searching for a compact, easy to pack Didge for camping and saw great reviews of Airdidge. So far I’m extremely impressed with this instrument. I’ll be spending lots of time with my new Airdidge this weekend in the woods.
Benjamin Bodin (Verified Customer) –
Love this didge. The resonance is much better then I even imagined. Travel friendly. Can’t go wrong.
Anonymous (Verified Customer) –
Fun travel didge
Michael Landry (Verified Customer) –
Still learning, but very convenient and it is a real musical instrument.
Neal A. (Verified Customer) –
It sounds great (as advertised in the video) and I look forward to taking it with me whenever I travel and perhaps even on backpacking trips.
Steve Hamilton (Verified Customer) –
I had been dreaming of buying this didge to complement my collection – I finally realized that dream. This thing is just great. Lightweight, portable and sounds amazing. The backpressure is just right and tone is awesome. Make your dream for this amazing didgeridoo come true too!
DARAN WALLMAN (Verified Customer) –
Great product… The mouthpiece seemed an outrageously expensive… $30 for a piece of plastic?
Will Gordon (Verified Customer) –
The AirDidge is revolutionary. Huge sound, long when extended, deep bass, good resonance, and the extension adds a whole new dimension. Easy to play. First didge I’ve been able to circular breathe on and keep the drone going on. It’s light, so I can sit back and kick it up on my leg and play. Packable, is a plus as I like to go out in the woods. Not necessary but the padded bag is good quality and you will feel safer having it in there if you want to throw a little more money at it. It’s really a system when you put everything together. Anyway, I love it and it has helped me progress so much in a short time. Thanks Didge Project.
Marcin Kobojek (Verified Customer) –
10 out of 10 for what it is. It’s a game changer if you travel a lot. I used to travel with box didgeridoo but there’s no comparison. I love it!
Finnegan wagstaff (Verified Customer) –
Great instrument, I took it on a 400 mile bike-packing journey and it provided me with sound and vibrations whenever I needed it. Do not let it get dirt or sand on it, it’ll scratch the carbon fiber when you open and close it. Just bring a piece of cloth or bandana that you can put in the case, so when you take it into nature you can rest it on the fabric while you play.
Sandi (Verified Customer) –
great product and awesome sound! Can’t wait to see what all i can make it do!