World Voice Day ⋆ Simonetta Ronconi
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World Voice Day

World Voice Day

World Voice Day will be celebrated this year again on the 16th of April. I wish to share the mission statement published by and invite you to have a look at all the events organized all over the world.




To share the Excitement of the Voice Phenomenon with the Public, Scientists and Funding Bodies




The voice is like a gem with facets reflecting multiple scientific disciplines and practical and artistic concerns. Both humans and animals depend heavily on vocal communication, so voice science incorporates physiology, biology and bioacoustics.


The voice provides the main tool for both semantic and emotional communication, and is therefore relevant to auditory perception, psychology, neurology, cognition, linguistics and phonetics.


It is a crucial tool not only in education but also in the daily work for about 30% of the entire working population.


A functioning voice is highly significant to quality of life. The voice is a musical instrument in singing, making it a part of art and culture.


Voice science has foundations in various branches of physics, particularly biophysics, aerodynamics, mechanics and acoustics.


Voice pedagogy involves vocal development, and artistic expressions of speech and singing are integral to every relationship and culture in the world.
However, both the general public and professionals in many disciplines lack an understanding of the great significance of the voice. In particular, the true inter-disciplinary scope of voice science, pedagogy and art is inadequately recognized by funding bodies, and its potential in the public understanding of the voice disciplines and as an accessible topic for education in physics, mathematics and biology, as well as cultural and personal development remains under-utilized.





The mission of the group is to share the excitement of voice science, pedagogy and the vocal arts as an application of all the above-mentioned areas with the public and with funding bodies by organizing a global celebration of the World Voice Day on April 16 each year, joining forces with existing groups that have the same goal. More specifically, the group will

1. organise a global choral concert, internationally broadcasted in real time, going from country to country, starting in the far East and ending in the far West.

2. arrange a global series of talks, internationally broadcasted in real time, as well as videotaped for internet distribution, about the many different facets of the voice.

3. identify and ask one person, a “pivot”, in as many countries as possible, who assumes the responsibility to initiate and coordinate various events in that country, on the World Voice Day

4. create a web page where all events are listed and that also contains information about voice and voice science, and interactive voice analysis programs.





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