When you sit down at your handpan... what usually happens? 🎵 Your hands already know where to go? 🤔 You play a few familiar things before wondering what to play next? 🌱 Something completely different? Whether you're picking up your handpan for the tenth time or the ten-thousandth, I'd love to hear what that experience is like for you. There's no right or wrong answer. I'm always fascinated by how different this moment looks for different players. What does that look like for you? ❤️

**UPDATE - this one's back in the FLOW Club lesson library** Two brothers sat beside me while I was playing in the park. They listened for over a minute… Then one of them smiled and said: “I think you’re singing about the planets.” 🪐 That moment stayed with me. He wasn’t thinking about hand technique. Or rhythm. Or limb independence. He was simply describing where the music had taken him. That’s what all the practice is really for. Not to think about exercises forever. But to embody them so completely that they quietly disappear… …and all that’s left is expression. Because the destination was never the exercise. The destination was always the music. 🇺🇸 Since this weekend is all about celebrating freedom and independence, I thought it’d be fun to unlock one of my favorite foundational lessons for everyone here in Handpan Skool🫶 As a thank you for being part of this community, Limb Independence – Level 1 is now available for free inside the Tutorial Videos course in the Classroom. 📍 You’ll find it here: Classroom → Tutorial Videos → Limb Independence – Level 1 This lesson is one of the foundational exercises I teach to help your hands become more independent, so your attention can gradually shift away from technique… and toward making music. ⏳ It’ll stay unlocked through Monday night, then it’ll return to the premium Skills & Drills library inside FLOW Club. If you work through it, I’d genuinely love to hear how it goes or answer any questions that come up. Feel free to come back here and share your biggest takeaway (or even a video of you trying it out if you’d like some feedback and encouragement). Happy Fourth, everyone! ❤️🤍💙🛸✨