Editing Call and response (section)

== Exploring call and response in Black Girls Game Song ==
Black Girls Game Song is a form of musical expression and cultural tradition that emerged from the African diaspora and continues to evolve in modern society. 

Rooted in the experiences of Black girls and women, their game songs encompass a diverse range of practices, including hand clapping, cheers, double-dutch jump rope chants, and other forms of music making. In their playful pursuits, African-American girls demonstrate a fundamental complement of Black music-making: syncopated rhythms and intricate percussion ignite hand-clapping and foot stomping; call-and-response patterns that define the interplay of linguistic and musical doing between their voices and bodies during group play; and a strong emphasis on percussive elements permeates their singing or chanting.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gaunt |first=Kyra |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/193/monograph/book/7808 |title=The Games Black Girls Play: Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop |date=2006 |publisher=NYU Press |isbn=978-0-8147-3273-1 |location=New York}}</ref> Through their playful activities, girls engage in a form of embodied storytelling. This play acts as a practice and performance, akin to mnemonic rituals, that contribute to the ongoing development of African American and Black musical identities. 

Furthermore, the characteristics of Black Girls Play can broaden the definition of how call-and-response can be expressed. This includes its manifestation across various mediums, such as linguistic, musical, verbal, nonverbal, and dance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-12-14 |title=CAL: Digests: Using Call-and-Response to Facilitate Language Mastery and Literacy Acquisition Among African American Students |url=http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0204foster.html |access-date=2023-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214182805/http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0204foster.html |archive-date=2007-12-14 }}</ref> This diverse range of expressions, empowered by Black Girls Play, provides the Black community with a potent avenue for voicing frustrations and embodies the enduring spirit of resistance and resilience in the face of historical and ongoing racial injustices.