Mushi-ken, a Japanese hand game (1809)

Hand games are games played using only the hands of the players.[1] Hand games exist in a variety of cultures internationally, and are of interest to academic studies in ethnomusicology and music education.[1][2] Hand games are used to teach music literacy skills and socio-emotional learning in elementary music classrooms internationally.[3][4][5]

Examples of hand games

Less strictly, the following may be considered hand games:

References

  1. ^ a b Edward Norbeck, Claire R. Farrer, ed. (1977). Forms of play of native North Americans. St. Paul, Minnesota: West. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Catherine McLaughlin (2009). "Cultural hand games inspire students". Alberta Sweetgrass. 4 (16): 8.
  3. ^ Gluschankof, Claudia; Kenney, Susan Hobson (2011). "Music Literacy in an Israeli Kindergarten". General Music Today. 25 (1): 45–49. doi:10.1177/1048371311414880. S2CID 144182018.
  4. ^ Jacobi, Bonnie S (December 1, 2012). Opportunities for Socioemotional Learning in Music Classrooms. Vol. 99. pp. 68–74. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Lau, Wai-Tong (October 1, 2005). Twentieth-century school music literature in China: a departure from tradition. Vol. 17. p. 33. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)


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