u/deeplyvogon

i have a somewhat specific question for experienced handpan players 🙏

i’m a beginner and just started learning polyrhythms. right now i’m working on something as simple as 2:3, where one hand plays "one-two, one-two" while the other plays "one-two-three" at the same time.

how do you actually experience playing it? do you think of it as one coordinated pattern (like "both-left-right-left, both-left-right-left"), or do you genuinely keep the two rhythms separate in your mind? i'm curious what it feels like once it becomes natural.