In Anna Meredith's body percussion piece 'Connect It' a variety of rhythmic sounds and movements are passed between the performers. This musical effect is known as a canon. A canon is where two or ...

If wordlessly clapping your hands to make as much noise as possible feels like a rather primitive thing to do, you’d be quite right. It’s thought that the origins of applause lie far, far back in the ...

In this first part of the Bossa Nova piano series, we dive into the rhythmic foundation that defines the style. Drawing from João Gilberto’s iconic guitar patterns, we translate those rhythms to the ...

The agenda is a one-second global clap celebrating humanity and unity across the world. World Clap Day has announced a worldwide synchronized clap scheduled for 16 August 2026 at 10:00 PM New York ...

The crowd at the city council meeting did not protest when the mayor asked that they refrain from booing or cheering as she invited the public to speak on any topic. But no clapping? “A violation of ...

When the 2026 Winter Olympics kick off on February 6, all eyes will turn to speed skating when some of the world's best athletes compete for a medal. Speed skaters often use a variety of items to help ...

Stories about the development of life on earth used to be much more compelling. The hands of deities split the mountains and raised the seas. Gods crafted man from dust and dreams: Animals were ...

A New England Patriots player may have thrown off the Atlanta Falcons by clapping on a key play late in Sunday’s game between the two teams, but it did not look like gamesmanship was the intent. The ...

In a game in which the Patriots went as flat as they did in the second half and barely held on for a 24-23 win over the Falcons, a small handful of critical plays were the difference between a ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris said the New England Patriots defense simulated his team's snap on a key fourth-quarter play by clapping, leading to an intentional grounding ...

The summer of millennial nostalgia is still going strong as pop culture and younger generations seem to be celebrating all things early 2000s. But there is one Obama-era music moment that the internet ...

Nicholas Kobe is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. His work has previously appeared in JustNLife, WOUB Public Media and The Post. Matt Stroshane/Walt Disney ...