* While clapping comes naturally to children, it is hard for them to clap a rhythm. Start with someone tapping a pulse/beat and have the children copy you clapping some simple rhythms. Rhythm ...

Clapping is a universal gesture used across cultures to celebrate, protest, worship, or perform—but a new study shows it's not just social, it's also deeply scientific. Researchers from Cornell ...

Let’s have a round of applause for Fitz and the Tantrums. With “HandClap,” the bouncy first single from the group’s new self-titled album, they really find their groove as they take clapping to the ...

North American adults have problems perceiving and reproducing irregular rhythms. That's what past studies have shown, and some new research has addressed the question of whether our seeming inability ...