Immersive Handpan Workshops
Have you never played an instrument before?
Do you play another instrument and want to discover the handpan?
Are you just starting the handpan and looking for guidance?
Have you been playing for a while, but without any structure?
This workshop is designed for you. Over two to three days, discover the basics of the handpan, develop your listening skills, and learn to create your first musical phrases with structure and harmony, without pressure or complex theory. No musical prerequisites are necessary: I provide all the handpans, and everyone progresses at their own pace.
Do you already master the basics of the handpan, hold a few rhythms and patterns, play in time, or have you already participated in one or more of my beginner workshops and want to take your practice further? This workshop is designed to help you enrich your playing and develop your own musical universe. Over two to three days, deepen your technique, gain fluidity and coordination, explore new patterns, and learn to build richer, more personal compositions. Through an intuitive, progressive approach without complex theory, you will develop your listening, musicality, and creativity, all while moving at your own pace.
- Discover the handpan (purchase option)
- No level required
- Accessible to everyone
- Handpans provided
- An intuitive approach without music theory
- Time to feel and integrate
- Caring guidance
& warm setting
- Handpan basics required
- An intuitive approach
- Without music theory
- Technique & musicality
- Creativity & composition
- Personalized guidance
- Learn improvisation
within a minimal structure
Accessible to beginners
No musical experience or knowledge of music theory is necessary to participate and progress peacefully.
Step-by-step progression
Each exercise naturally prepares the next so you can progress at your own pace, without pressure or unnecessary difficulty.
A handpan for everyone
An instrument is loaned for the duration of the workshop if you do not yet own one. With the possibility of purchase during the workshop.
Two to three days to explore
An immersion long enough to discover the instrument, practice the fundamentals, and begin to integrate them.
A shared adventure
A warm and caring setting, conducive to listening, sharing, trust, and mutual aid.
Accessible as soon as basics are acquired
As soon as you can produce clear sounds and play a few simple rhythms or patterns? This workshop is for you.
A structured progression
Each exploration deepens your technique, coordination, and understanding of the instrument, without pressure or complex theory.
Richer and more personal playing
Discover new patterns, gain fluidity, and learn to create variations and compositions that reflect who you are.
Two to three days to deepen
An immersion long enough to practice, experiment, integrate, and take a new step in your playing.
A shared adventure
A warm and caring setting to exchange, create together, develop your listening, and enrich your practice.
Choose your next workshop
and select the one that suits you.
Handpan workshop: 3 full days of immersion at the Moulin d’Ozon near Aubenas.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
Handpans provided on loan.
Immersive introductory handpan retreat with full board at Clos des Pommes in Bioncourt, near Nancy.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Retreat open to French and English speakers.
Handpans provided on loan.
Immersive handpan workshop with full board at Moulin d’Ozon in Saint Étienne de Fontbellon, near Aubenas.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
Handpans provided.
Immersive Handpan workshop with full board, at Moulin d’Ozon in Saint Étienne de Fontbellon, near Aubenas.
Handpans provided, with the option to buy a handpan on site.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
Immersive handpan workshop with full board at Clos des Pommes, in Bioncourt, near Nancy.
Handpans provided, with the option to buy a handpan on site.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
Immersive Beginner Handpan Workshop: Weekend from Friday, March 5th at 6:00 PM to Sunday, March 7th at 5:00 PM, full board at Moulin d’Ozon in Saint Étienne de Fontbellon, near Aubenas.
Handpans provided, and option to purchase a handpan on site.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
Handpan workshop: 3 full days of immersive learning at La Pierre Zen in Crazannes, between Rochefort, Saintes and Saint-Jean-d’Angély, near La Rochelle
Handpan loan included, with the option to buy a handpan on site.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
Immersive beginner-level handpan workshop with full board at Moulin d’Ozon in Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon, near Aubenas.
Handpans provided, with the option to buy a handpan on site.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
Handpan workshop: 3 full days of immersive learning at Pré en Bulles in Trépail, near Reims
Handpan loan included, with the option to buy a handpan on site.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
Immersive beginner-level handpan workshop in Notuln, near Münster.
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 Workshop open to German and English speakers.
Handpans provided.
Full 3-day immersive handpan workshop at Domaine du Taillé in Vesseaux, near Valence.
Handpans provided, with the option to purchase one on site.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Open to French and English speakers.
Immersive handpan workshop with full board at Moulin d’Ozon in Saint Étienne de Fontbellon, near Aubenas.
Handpans provided, with the option to buy one on site.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
Handpan workshop: 3 full days of immersion at the Moulin d’Ozon near Aubenas.
Handpans provided on loan, with the option to purchase a handpan on site.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
Immersive handpan workshop with full board at Clos des Pommes, in Bioncourt, near Nancy.
Handpans provided, with the option to buy a handpan on site.
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Workshop open to French and English speakers.
An initiation that goes
beyond the basics
An immersion that goes
beyond technique
A weekend to slow down and let your music emerge.
During this immersion, you will discover the basics of the handpan, all the fundamentals, and several simple tools and techniques to start expressing yourself musically. But the experience won’t stop at technique: you will learn to listen, create space, and enter into a more natural relationship with the handpan.
By the end of the weekend, you will know how to play your first patterns and melodies, and improvise within their structures.
“Music and expression often begin
the moment we stop trying to do it right.”
A weekend to deepen your playing and let your own music emerge.
During this immersion, you will enrich your playing through new patterns, coordination techniques, rhythmic variations, and different composition tools. But the experience won’t stop at technique: you will also learn to listen better, use silence, play with more intention, and develop a freer and more personal relationship with your handpan.
“Your playing takes on another dimension when you no longer just reproduce patterns, but start to feel and tell a story.”
This workshop is
for you if...
An adventure accessible to everyone without any experience
You already play and want to go further
You can join this immersion without having played the handpan before or knowing music theory. The essential thing is to want to discover the instrument, listen, and practice with the group.
You don’t need to be an advanced musician to join this immersion. It is enough to master the basics of the handpan, play a few simple patterns, and want to deepen your practice.
For you if:
You have never played music
You want to live an accessible first experience, discover the pleasure of playing, and progress without music theory or pressure.
The handpan fascinates you
You finally want to try this instrument, explore its sounds and possibilities before considering a purchase or longer learning process.
You are looking for a sensitive practice
You are looking for an approach combining creativity, listening, meditation, well-being, and personal expression through music.
You already play a little
You want to consolidate your basics, better understand your instrument, break out of your habits, and find more freedom.
For you if:
You already master the basics
You know how to produce clear sounds, alternate your hands, and play a few simple patterns that you now want to enrich.
You want to gain fluidity
You want to improve your coordination, develop hand dissociation, vary your playing, and link your ideas more naturally.
You want to create your own music
You would like to go beyond simple repetition of patterns, build your first compositions, and develop a more personal style of playing.
You are looking for a more sensitive practice
You want to deepen your listening, explore silences, nuances, and emotions to give more intention to your music.
Concrete skills
to continue after the workshop
A balance between
musical learning and feeling
A balance between
musical progression and feeling
A complete initiation to acquire solid basics, develop your listening, and start expressing yourself with the handpan. Each lesson can then be practiced at home, with your own instrument or during future guidance.
A complete immersion to consolidate your basics, enrich your musical vocabulary, and develop a freer and more personal style of playing. Each lesson can then be practiced at home to continue your progression with your own instrument.
Benefits
Posture and touch
Establish a comfortable position, discover and refine your touch to obtain a clearer, more precise, and regular sound.
Building rhythms
Discover accessible patterns, learn to count, maintain the rhythm, and learn to evolve them with different variations.
Coordinating hands
Develop hand alternation and independence through progressive exercises to make your movements more natural.
Creating melodies
Connect notes with fluidity, integrate silences, and start forming your first musical phrases.
Improvising with confidence
Gradually move away from repetition, explore new ideas, and learn to trust your listening.
Playing with others
Listen to the group, find your place, respond to suggestions, and participate in a collective musical creation.
Embracing emotions
Use nuances, intensities, and silences to express what doesn’t always find words.
Playing without sheet music
Rely on simple cues and structures to create freely, without music theory or complex theory.
Developing a personal routine
Leave with realistic exercises and practice paths to maintain your skills after the workshop.
Benefits
Refining your touch and nuances
Gain precision and vary intensities, dynamics, and textures to give more depth to your playing.
Enriching your rhythms
Discover new patterns, create variations, and evolve them without losing the flow or rhythm.
Fluidifying hand coordination
Fully develop your independence, alternation, and ability to link different movements with more naturalness.
Creating transitions
Connect your rhythms, different patterns, melodies, and ideas to build a more fluid, coherent, and living style of playing.
Structuring your compositions
Use simple cues to organize your musical ideas and create pieces that tell a story.
Improvising with more freedom
Gradually break out of your habits, explore new possibilities, and learn to trust your intuition.
Playing with silences and emotions
Create space, develop your listening, and use nuances to convey more intention in your music.
Playing with others
Listen to the group, engage in musical dialogue, find your place, and actively participate in a collective creation.
Developing a personal routine
Leave with exercises, creative tools, and concrete paths to continue your progression after the workshop.
Natural progression
A progressive path,
from the first note to collective playing
A progressive path, from acquired
basics to freer and more personal playing
The content adapts to the group, but the immersion follows a clear progression that allows everyone to discover the instrument, build solid basics, and gradually put them to music.
The content adapts to the group, but the immersion follows a clear progression that allows everyone to consolidate their skills, enrich their vocabulary, and develop a freer and more personal style of playing.
The six stages of immersion
1. Meeting the instrument
Discover its history, understand its structure and notes, then explore different ways to make it resonate.
2. Finding the right touch
Explore posture, relaxation, and essential gestures to obtain a clearer, more precise, and regular sound.
3. Establishing the rhythm
Work on the pulse, hand alternation, and several simple patterns to build solid rhythmic foundations.
4. Connecting rhythm and melody
Associate rhythm and notes, build musical phrases, and learn to let them breathe naturally.
5. Improvising and composing
Use accessible frameworks to improvise, create variations, and start developing your own musical ideas.
6. Playing together and integrating
Put the learning at the service of the duo or group, develop collective listening, then integrate the experience in calm and relaxation.
The six stages of immersion
1. Observing and consolidating your playing
Return to the fundamentals, identify your habits, and strengthen your skills to continue your progression on solid foundations.
2. Refining touch and nuances
Develop precision, relaxation, dynamics, and sound textures to give more depth and intention to your playing.
3. Enriching rhythm and coordination
Explore new patterns, deepen hand independence, and gain fluidity in different sequences.
4. Creating variations and transitions
Transform a pattern, connect different ideas, and evolve your playing with fluidity, without losing the flow or pulse.
5. Improvising and composing
Use accessible structures to break out of your habits, develop your ideas, and build freer and more personal compositions.
6. Playing together and integrating
Put the learning at the service of the duo or group, deepen collective listening, then integrate the experience in calm and relaxation.
Note on flexibility
The precise content evolves according to the level, needs, and dynamics of each group, while leaving room for individual guidance.
Note on flexibility
The precise content evolves according to the level, needs, and dynamics of each group, while leaving room for individual guidance.
Learn and deepen
in a space where everyone can be
themselves
everyone can try, listen, make mistakes, and progress with confidence.
listening
Paying attention to your own playing,
to the silences, and to what others offer.
respect
Recognizing the rhythms, sensitivities,
and limits of each participant.
kindness
Encouraging experimentation
and welcoming mistakes as a normal step,
and as a new possibility to explore.
“Listening, respect, and kindness are the true foundations
of shared music.”
Choose the workshop
that matches your experience
Start by choosing the level that best matches your current practice.
Have you never played the handpan or do you want to start again from the basics? Discover the instrument through a progressive, intuitive, and accessible approach, without music theory or musical prerequisites.
Do you already master the basics and want to enrich your playing? Deepen your technique, develop your creativity, and build a more fluid, personal, and expressive style of music.
for their setting and atmosphere.
Everything you need to know
You can come
empty-handed
Come with your handpan
and the desire to go further
A handpan is made available to each participant for the duration of the workshop. You therefore do not need to own or buy an instrument to fully experience this immersion.
However, during each workshop, we also present a selection of new handpans available for sale. We collaborate with several manufacturers recognized among the best in the world, allowing you to discover and compare different instruments if you are considering a future purchase, without any obligation.
Before the workshop, we will share the list of available handpans in the WhatsApp group created specifically for the event.
For this intermediate workshop, we recommend coming with your own handpan to deepen your relationship with your instrument and be able to easily practice the lessons at home.
However, our workshops are conducted on D Kurd, which we provide if you have a different scale for group playing times.
During individual practice and integration times, you will be invited (if you wish) to use your own handpan to adapt the lessons to it. We also offer a selection of new handpans (from different scales of 12 to 21 notes) for sale during each workshop. We work with several manufacturers recognized among the best in the world. The list of available instruments will be shared before the workshop in the dedicated WhatsApp group, without any obligation to purchase.
Practical information
- No musical experience or knowledge of music theory is necessary.
- A handpan is loaned to each participant for the duration of the workshop.
- Exercises adapt to the actual level and pace of each person.
- Schedules, meals, and accommodation options are specified on each workshop’s page.
- Comfortable clothing is recommended to stay free in your movements.
- All logistical information necessary for the weekend preparation will be sent in the dedicated WhatsApp group.
Practical information
- Handpan basics must already be acquired.
- Coming with your own handpan is recommended.
- We still provide a 10 to 12-note D Kurd handpan for each participant.
- Exercises adapt to the group level as well as individually.
- Schedules, meals, and accommodation options are specified on each workshop’s page.
- Comfortable clothing is recommended to stay free in your movements.
- All logistical information necessary for the weekend preparation will be sent in the dedicated WhatsApp group.
Also remember to check the exact location, schedules, meal plan, accommodation
options, and cancellation policy for the chosen date.
FAQ
participating, and to help you make your choice
Do I need to already know how to play music?
No. The initiation workshop is accessible without musical experience and without knowledge of music theory. The exercises start with touch, listening, and very simple rhythms.
I have never touched an instrument: is it really for me?
Yes. Many participants start exactly at this point. I guide you from the first steps, without assuming you already know rhythm or music.
What if I'm not “gifted”?
There is nothing to succeed at in front of others. The workshop is a space for learning and exploration, where everyone moves with their body, their listening, and their own tempo.
What does a workshop day look like?
It alternates demonstrations, guided exercises, free practice, duo or group playing, exchanges, and break times. The pace adapts to the group’s energy.
Do I need to own a handpan?
No. A handpan is made available to each participant for the duration of the workshop. But you can also bring your own handpan if you have one.
Should I buy a handpan before coming?
No, and it is even often useful to try the instrument before a purchase. The necessary handpans are loaned during the workshop. And we sell quality handpans from different manufacturers and note counts during our workshops.
Is the workshop only for beginners?
The page brings together different levels of immersion. Always check the level indicated for the chosen date: beginner, intermediate, or mixed group. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you need more details.
How do I know if I should choose beginner or intermediate?
The beginner level is suitable if you are discovering the instrument or still master few structures. If in doubt, use the contact form before booking to ask me all your questions.
Is there a minimum age?
We recommend a minimum age of 13 or 14, as the pace of the workshop can be intense for a younger child. In the case of a minor’s registration, we require that they be accompanied by an adult.
How many people participate?
Groups are voluntarily limited to preserve the quality of guidance. The exact number may vary by location and is listed on the event page. Groups consist of 14 to 20 participants.
Can we come as a pair or more?
Yes, subject to available spots. Coming with loved ones can be a very beautiful experience, which we often see during our workshops, while remaining open to the group dynamic.
Are accommodation and meals included?
It depends on the format. Some dates take place over two days without accommodation, others in full board or with lodging options. The details of what is included are indicated before booking. The price of the workshops is separate from the price of accommodation and meals.
What should I bring?
Bring comfortable clothing, a water bottle, and possibly a notebook. The necessary handpans and stools are provided; you can also bring your own equipment.
Can I come with my own handpan?
Yes, but if your handpan is in a different scale and/or frequency, you will only be able to use it at specific times. For collective practice moments, we will use 10-12 note D Kurds that we provide if you own a different scale.
What happens after registration?
You receive a confirmation by email, then about 1 to 2 months before the workshop, I will create a dedicated WhatsApp group to communicate all the necessary information to prepare as best as possible, organize carpools, as well as the procedure for booking your accommodation and meals according to the booked workshop.
Can I cancel or move my reservation?
We invite you to carefully consult the general terms and conditions of sale as well as the cancellation policy before finalizing your payment. By confirming your reservation, you acknowledge having read these conditions and accept them fully.
How do I ask a question before booking?
Use the contact form, specifying the planned date, your level, and the question concerned.
Learn from
a recognized handpan artist,
through a transmission born of experience
He knows
the starting point
He knows what it means to start without cues and search for your first notes on your own.
He connects
technique and feeling
Each musical tool is associated with listening, relaxation, and intention.
He encourages
autonomy
The goal is for you to be able to continue exploring without depending on a single method.
They experienced the immersion
expectations, and levels.
Ready to resonate your first notes,
or to go further in your handpan
practice?
and let yourself be guided during two to three days of (re)discovery,
learning, music, sharing, and laughter!
- No music theory
- Progressive guidance
- Handpans provided
- Caring groups
