Play Music With The Hang Drums

The Structure

The Hang drum is a very peculiar looking object, especially if you know that it is a musical instrument. This piece of musical instrument is really extra ordinary not only because of how it looks but also because how it was conceptualized and eventually turned into the real thing.

The Hang drum was made by the company PANart. It was made in Switzerland by two artists. The two did not just construct the Hang drum by accident, they poured their heart and soul into the construction of this cool and magnificent piece of musical art. The Hang drum is the result of many years of research and study. This circular musical instrument is influenced by the two makers' musical study of gongs, bells and other percussion instruments. The Hang drum is truly a work of art. It is also made up of two parts:

1. Ding - the top

2. Gu - the bottom

Play Style

The Hang drum is played by using the user's bare hands. This is unlikely for a percussion instrument which usually require something to hit it with as give out sound. Also, the fact that bare hands are used to play it, it gives the sound of the Hang drum somewhat of a more mellow sound compares to other percussion instruments; some people even describe it as warmer sound.

Most Hang drum users only use a single one in performance. This is possible because the Hang drum can produce different sounds which ranges in different octaves thanks to the dents and imprints on the surface of the drum. However, you can also play with two hangdrumsale.com at the same time. There will be a difference in the sounds of two drums by placing them on two different surfaces. You can place one on your lap, which is the conventional way to play the instrument, and then you can place the other one on another surface near you. Different sounding drums will allow the musical player to produce a wider variety of sounds which he can transform to lovely music which the audience can surely enjoy.