COURSE INTRODUCTION

The process of learning to play the handpan is fascinating because the handpan is such an intuitive and personal instrument, very different from most others. Having been playing, creating, and performing with the handpan since 2005, Liron Man has developed unique style and many special techniques.

In his workshops, Liron Man transmits to the students his personal experience encountering the instrument and the magic of the handpan, how fun and easy it is to learn and play with a positive approach. Many of his students were surprised to discover that after 5 hours with the instrument they can already play rhythms, read notes and even express their own ideas.

Liron Man’s teaching methods help students develop musical ideas, technical skills, coordination, improvisation, and much more, while keeping the class fun and interesting, allowing the energy to flow in class. You will also be getting many exercises that you can later take home and practice for a period of at least 3-6 months to improve your basic skills and get ready for the next level! Liron Man is a master instructor who would be happy to share everything possible without holding back any information from his students, wanting to see you truly enjoy and advance.

Modern technology will allow the students to take all of the materials home and continue with your practice at your own pace, as if Liron Man is still there with you. The workshop will recorded and shared with all workshop members.

MEET YOUR TEACHER

Handpan Master Liron Man

Liron Man is an Israeli world music musician and composer. He is widely considered one of the most influential figures in the world of handpan, and often known for his musical skills and speed; in China, he has been affectionately called “guishou” (ghost hands). Liron incorporates elements of various forms of world music into his pieces, including African, Eastern European, Latin, Asian, Middle Eastern, flamenco, and also jazz, pop, rock, heavy metal, classical music and more.

Born on December 19th, 1985, to a supportive and loving Israeli family, Liron’s musical journey started at age 6, and began performing in concerts since age 10. He began composing his own pieces in the year 2000, and has been receiving media attention globally since 2010. His 2013 album with 19 other musicians from around the world continues to sell thousands of copies, as he is working on his solo album and a project with a whole new set of ethnic musicians.

As a self taught handpan musician and musical genius, Liron’s work is a reflection of our global world and the richness of cultures and heritages, a passion for authentic expressions, an inspired journey to learn about one another, and is filled with wondrous musical delight, touching the hearts of all his audience.

WHAT IS HANDPAN?

Hang is a percussion instrument created in the year 2000 by two Swiss scientists, Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer. The handpan is made up of two hemispheric steel molds combined with a nitrogen processing (gas-nitriding) and is shaped like a UFO. Its upper part has the tones, the center point is the bass tone, the "Ding", and the remaining tones surround the handpan.

There is a hole in the center of the bottom shell, the "Gu" and can also be used for playing. The disc was made in 2000 and debuted at the Frankfurt Instrument Sonninstrument Fair in 2001. The original instrument was 52 cm in diameter and 24 cm high. Nowadays sizes change between different makers. The tones on the upper part of the handpan, arranged in a zigzag (left-right). The tones are oval shaped.

More about Liron Man

Liron man was born on December 19, 1985 in Ness Ziona, Israel. His musical journey began with playing the piano at age 6. His first solo performance was at age 10. Although he has performed in hundreds of concerts since, he considers his appearance at the Teatro Circo of Orihuela (December 17, 2011) with Jorge Pardo and Manuel Alejandro Diaz Buendia to mark the beginning of his musical career. Many of his important collaborations in performance took place after age 19, while Liron was also producing musical events for major corporations such as Hewlett Packard, Oracle, Tencent and many others.

While many musical instruments brought delight and inspirations, Liron developed particular passions and skills for the handpan and flamenco guitar. In 2004, Liron became fascinated with the handpan after attending a performance by Ziv Yehezkel. Soon after, having seen Liron’s own performances, the press gave him the title of the “fastest handpan player in the world”. In 2010, Liron moved to Jerez de la Frontera in the province of Cádiz, Spain, spent a considerable amount of time in Spain learning flamenco guitar, while touring around the world and producing special projects, such as collaboration of gypsy and modern flamenco with classical middle eastern music. He quickly became a renowned flamenco guitarist while performing alongside a number leading flamenco musicians such as Jorge Pardo, Gema Moneo, Mara Rey and more.

Since 2008, Liron had performed in more than 20 countries worldwide. Although he’s always been drawn to ethnic music from around the world, his audience can expect a musical journey of eclectic genres in combination with the naturally deep and meditative sound of the handpan in melody, harmony and the rhythm simultaneously. He has recorded and performed in a wide range of styles, and released an album in collaboration with 19 musicians of various backgrounds and nationalities. He also appears on albums of other artists such as Korrontzi band, Sergio Monroy, and more. Liron Man is also a Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee for the musical production of the album Bird Dance.

His influence include Green Day in taking an alternative musical approach, MuDvAyNe for their irregular rhythms within the world of metal music, Mike Patton and Estradasphere for the limitlessness of musical diversity, and Flamenco with artists like Paco De Lucia, Diego del Morao and many more for the boundless passion and freedom of expression in music.

In 2014, Liron became a strict vegan both in diet and in life style. This personal transformation also influenced not only his music but also brought clarity and inspiration to life in general. In 2016, Liron began to explore a whole new set of styles in world music and new possibilities in China, through a number of collaborative projects, while preparing to record his first solo album. In addition, he is also refining a number of new collaborations with Chinese traditional instruments, as well as a Latin project he calls Okéla.

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