Playing the Singing Game

Introduction

As the name suggests, singing games are based on certain rhythms and actions. The origin of the singing games goes back to earlier days especially when people used to sing folklore and tell stories from the mythology. Usually, small children play and sing songs and such a form of artistic game is called the singing game.

Various studies have been conducted to find out the origin and details of the singing games. Girls and boys of kindergartens still play the singing games either by singing their nursery rhymes or fairy tale songs. Even though the researchers have failed to find out the exact origin behind such games, it is believed to have been passed by kids through generations, almost all over the world. Usually, these games are played by dancing, making rhythmic movements, especially in circles. Clapping is also a part of this artistic form of merrymaking. Various singing games are done by counting the players and getting one eliminated based on some specific rules. In our childhood days we used to play catching games and many such catching games involved some rhyme or song. Skipping games are also played along with popular rhymes by simply jumping over the skipping ropes.

The singing games can be played online and street playing is getting less and less popular these days. Children are more interested in computer games and video games. The singing games on the Internet can be played for free but certain websites demand a small fee sometimes. You just need to search for a free gaming website and start playing it. An Internet connection will suffice. Usually, these games are multiplayer games but some are karaoke games as well. Singing horses, choir singing, singing eggs are some of the top rated singing games on the Internet. Usually the websites with girls games feature such singing games.

The singing games emerged as video games when playing on street declined and children got more and more addicted to indoor games. These games can be played with multiple players who compete with each other or a single player can play and win once she crosses a previously played score or performance or a standardized score. Some of the singing games rate the players performance based on their degree of mimicry of a provided song or even the pitch of the player.

The singing games are very popular among small children even now, even if they dont get much scope to play those. but various entertainment parks have accommodations for such games where little children can play and sing at the same time to their hearts content. There is a game named Disney sings it. It has been widely praised and critics have put forth positive reviews on the game. Efforts are being made to encourage children to play in open areas and let them interact with each other through these games. Whether proper revival of the singing games is possible or not is still a matter of debate, but it still has a place in all our hearts as good old childhood memories.

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