Different types of Handpan drum with details
Handpan drum is one of the most popular musical instruments which is a kind of steelpan and is similar to ‘ghatam; of the Indian subcontinent. It is a new kind of musical instrument which was introduced last century. This instrument belongs to the idiophone family which refers to a kind of musical instrument group where sound is created through the vibration of the whole instrument. There are various terms to this type of instrument but the name ‘handpan’ became very popular. Types of handpan The Handpan drum itself is one of the popular musical instruments in the handpan type category which is made of two half-shells glued together and it is played by your fingers. The music created through it sounds more dreamy and compelling. Kyle Cox has coined the term ‘handpan’. The idea of the hang drum is associated with the idea that it can be played like a traditional drum but it compromises the type of tunes it produces. The tongue drum has its name fr...