Structure
Clear methods instead of random collecting – you understand why something works.
For advanced players
Workshops with structure and flow.
These workshops are for players with experience – not beginner workshops. Basic playing practice is a prerequisite. On that foundation we work on genuine musical development – with clear methods, personal feedback and a safe environment.
Application
Everything we work on transfers directly to your instrument and your own pieces.
Musical development
Rhythm, harmony, dynamics and expression grow together – towards a voice of your own.
New dates from August 2026
Workshop calendar
Click a workshop to open its description – or book your place directly at each date via pretix.
Know Your InstrumentDecode your Scale
ConcertEvening concert · approx. 1.5 hrs · separate ticket
Groove FlowTurn Grooves into Songs
Song LabUnlock your Creativity
ConcertEvening concert · approx. 1.5 hrs · separate ticket
Play & Jam TogetherConnect through Music
Know Your InstrumentDecode your Scale
ConcertEvening concert · approx. 1.5 hrs · separate ticket
Groove FlowTurn Grooves into Songs
Song LabUnlock your Creativity
ConcertEvening concert · approx. 1.5 hrs · separate ticket
Play & Jam TogetherConnect through Music
Prerequisite: playing experience. These workshops are designed for advanced players from Level 2 upwards – I do not offer pure beginner workshops. The workshops are held in German. Price: €130 per person. Location: Vogelhüsli in the Black Forest (Baden-Württemberg), near the Swiss border. You will receive the time and exact directions with your personal reply.
Concerts: On the dates of Know Your Instrument and Song Lab, Sebastian also plays a concert in the evening – approx. 1.5 hours, starting at 20:00, admission €20 per person. Concert tickets are separate from the workshop and booked individually. You can book concert tickets directly at each concert date above.
Workshop catalogue
What would you like to develop?
Each format has a clear musical focus and tools you can continue using at home.
Know Your Instrument
Decode your Scale
Understand your Kurd scale, chords, inversions and bottom notes directly on your instrument.
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What is it about?
You already play a little and can find chords, but it is not always clear why something works. Here you develop a practical understanding of your scale directly on your instrument, without theory overload.
What you take away:
A clear map of your handpan, a real understanding of chords and inversions, and a purposeful way to use bottom notes as a foundation. You also receive a comprehensive handout for use at home.
You already play a little and can find chords, but it is not always clear why something works. Here you develop a practical understanding of your scale directly on your instrument, without theory overload.
What you take away:
A clear map of your handpan, a real understanding of chords and inversions, and a purposeful way to use bottom notes as a foundation. You also receive a comprehensive handout for use at home.
Next dates: 22.08. & 24.10.2026
Groove Flow
Turn Grooves into Songs
Connect rhythm, chords and accompaniment into flowing musical structures.
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What is it about?
You have patterns that work, but lose the flow when you vary them or lack a clear direction. Groove Flow gives you a playable path from a groove to a complete musical piece.
What you take away:
You connect rhythm, chords and accompaniment, learn to vary without losing the flow, and develop your material into a clear musical structure – practical, playful and without theory overload.
You have patterns that work, but lose the flow when you vary them or lack a clear direction. Groove Flow gives you a playable path from a groove to a complete musical piece.
What you take away:
You connect rhythm, chords and accompaniment, learn to vary without losing the flow, and develop your material into a clear musical structure – practical, playful and without theory overload.
Next dates: 05.09. & 07.11.2026
Song Lab
Unlock your Creativity
Turn motifs and grooves into complete songs with tension, transitions and storytelling.
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What is it about?
You have a motif, groove or chord progression, but it often remains a loop rather than becoming a complete song. Song Lab gives you a clear toolkit for shaping it into a piece step by step.
What you take away:
Practical methods for intros, builds, breaks and releases, for creating tension through dynamics and density, and for clean transitions – so you can continue developing your own ideas independently at home.
You have a motif, groove or chord progression, but it often remains a loop rather than becoming a complete song. Song Lab gives you a clear toolkit for shaping it into a piece step by step.
What you take away:
Practical methods for intros, builds, breaks and releases, for creating tension through dynamics and density, and for clean transitions – so you can continue developing your own ideas independently at home.
Next dates: 26.09. & 21.11.2026
Play & Jam Together
Connect through Music
Develop timing, presence and musical communication for genuine ensemble playing.
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What is it about?
Good ensemble playing is more than playing the same groove at the same time. It grows from listening, timing, presence and knowing when to lead, support or intentionally leave space.
What you take away:
Greater confidence in free and guided jams, a finer sense of dynamics and musical roles, and practical impulses that make playing together feel alive and connected.
Good ensemble playing is more than playing the same groove at the same time. It grows from listening, timing, presence and knowing when to lead, support or intentionally leave space.
What you take away:
Greater confidence in free and guided jams, a finer sense of dynamics and musical roles, and practical impulses that make playing together feel alive and connected.
Next dates: 10.10. & 05.12.2026
The venue
The Vogelhüsli.
Workshops and concerts take place at the Vogelhüsli – a special spot in the Black Forest, near the Swiss border.
Address
Sommertalstraße 12
79761 Waldshut-Schmitzingen, Germany
Playing levels
Guidance, not judgement.
The levels help align pace, content and group dynamics. The workshops require at least Level 2 – a solid basic level of handpan playing. Tap a level for the definition.
Level 1ExplorerFirst contact · curiosity · no pressure
You have never played handpan – or only tried it briefly once. You are curious, open and interested in experiencing the instrument without any pressure.
Level 2Foundations PlayerFoundation · clarity · confidence
You have already had contact with the handpan and some first playing experience. You have access to an instrument, are motivated to play regularly and intend to learn and develop.
Level 3Developing MusicianFlow · combination · musical intuition
You can fluently play a right/left 4/4 groove with 2–4 variations and consciously switch between chords and arpeggios.
Level 4Creative PlayerExpression · composition · musical independence
You can consciously combine groove, chords, arpeggios and melodic elements into musical structures and are able to control dynamics deliberately.
Level 5Independent MusicianFinesse · depth · exchange
You play fluently and independently. You can compose, improvise and adapt in solo and group settings. You confidently master groove, harmony, arpeggios, melody, dynamics and structure. You practise independently and reflect on your own playing.
Bookable individually
Workshop on request
Would you like a workshop for your group, on your own date or with an individual focus? That is possible at any time on request – Just drop me a line and we will find the right format together. Price on request.
Request a workshop ↗Booking & payment
Book directly online.
Book your workshop or concert place with one click at each date above – selection and payment run securely via pretix. For an individual workshop, use the contact form.
Workshop €130 · Concert €20 per person. Booking & payment via pretix. Max. 12 participants per workshop.