Manualism is the art of playing music by squeezing air through the hands. Because the sound produced has a distinctly flatulent tone, such music is usually 4 Oct 2015 English: The hands of R. A. Wilson, manualist, demonstrating manualism, a form of hand music. Photographer: R. A. Wilson; Date: January 30, This Page is automatically generated based on what Facebook users are interested in, and not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone associated with the topic.Manualism is the art of playing music by squeezing air through the hands. Because the sound produced has a distinctly flatulent tone, such music is usually 8 Aug 2015 Manualism is the art of playing music by squeezing air through the hands. Because the sound produced has a distinctly flatulent tone, such music is usually 18 Oct 2015 Nobody plays music like Gerry Phillips, a man whose hands have the first recorded use of the term in a musical context, as manualism is also Manualism is the art of producing music by squeezing one's hands together. It takes many years of practice and even then is still quite difficult to control.