This time, we are looking at hand-clapping songs from around the world.This is the time of year when I start to get anxious ...

Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music. Acousticians often ...

Before the emergence of musical instruments, humans clapped their hands to define and create the rhythm of music. Actually, hand clapping was an art of its own. Dating back to the days of the pharaohs ...

Nearly every human culture uses clapping to cheer, protest, pray or perform – but a new study reveals that the familiar gesture is as much a scientific event as it is a social one. “This is the first ...

“It’s so great that Janet claps during a praise song, even when she’s the only one!” one of the worship team members told my husband, who is also a member of the team. We came from a large church with ...