Hand game

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]

This article is about games played with the hands. For the feature in card games, see Hand game (cards).
Mushi-ken, a Japanese hand game (1809)

Examples of hand games

Less strictly, the following may be considered hand games:

References
  1. Edward Norbeck, Claire R. Farrer, ed. (1977). Forms of play of native North Americans. Proceedings of the American Ethnological Society. St. Paul, Minnesota: West.
  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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Jacobi, Bonnie S (December 1, 2012). Opportunities for Socioemotional Learning in Music Classrooms. Music Educators Journal. Vol. 99. pp. 68–74.
  5. Lau, Wai-Tong (October 1, 2005). Twentieth-century school music literature in China: a departure from tradition. Journal of Historical Research in Music Education. Vol. 17. p. 33.


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