Making Handpan Accessible to Everyone
Hands-on Handpan
PanKinds aim is to share this unique and beautiful instrument with as many people as possible, using it as a tool for connection, expression and for promoting wellbeing.
Whether its a workshop for primary school students, a corporate team building session or playing for patients in a local hospital, PanKind is sharing this unique and wonderful instrument with the world. We tailor our sessions to your individual needs.
Where did you hear your first Handpan?
Often when I meet someone who is interested in these instruments their story is usually similar in many ways to mine. It involves hearing and being drawn towards a mesmerising sound and then being captivated by what they find. Following this is a deep desire experience play a handpan, and then the realisation of how inaccessible they are (or are perceived to be). Thankfully a lot has changed over the past few years, and the days of handpans costing many thousands of pounds and needing to wait years on a waiting list are becoming a thing of the past. They are still not cheap, reflecting the time and skill required to hand make and tune them, however they are a fraction of the cost of even a few years ago, and far more available. sadly there are many people willing to take advantage of this, selling very poor quality handpans for extortionate amounts of money. Within our Introduction to handpan workshops we cover exctly what to look for in a good instruments, and give participants the opportunity to try instruments from a number of different trusted handpan handpan makers.