Using Notepan with MasterTheHandpan Courses

What is Notepan?

Notepan is a music notation software available on Windows and Mac OS. It’s designed specifically for handpan players, allowing you to read, play back, and work with handpan tablatures interactively.

Do I need to subscribe to Notepan to access the tablatures?

No, you don't! When you subscribe to the Academy or purchase a course that has been added to Notepan, you automatically get access to the tablatures for free — even without a Notepan subscription.

Normally, Notepan is a subscription-based software but as a MasterTheHandpan student, you can:

Read and play back the tablatures
Export them to PDF, MP3, or WAV for free, without paying for a Notepan subscription.

Advanced features like editing, transposing, or accessing the full Notepan library are reserved for paying Notepan users.

How does access work?

👉 Use the same email address for your MasterTheHandpan and Notepan accounts.
👉 Your tablatures will unlock automatically.
👉 If you used a different email, no worries — contact Notepan and they’ll fix it!

Which MasterTheHandpan courses are available on Notepan?

For now The Handpan Cookbook by David Kuckhermann.
🎯 Other courses will be added soon!

How can I download Notepan?

You can download Notepan for free here:
👉 Download Notepan

After downloading, sign up with your MasterTheHandpan email address to access your tablatures.

Updated on: 28/04/2025