World Voice Day was celebrated today with singing, as 130 preschool children from different preschools sang together in a live broadcast inside Malmö Opera. The organizers are Musik i syd, which is behind the 'project rösträtt' that works for more singing in preschool. Singers from the Opera's children's choir also participated and sang with the preschool children.
According to SVT Skåne, a preschool child at Almängens förskola in Malmö described the experience as good to sing with friends. According to SVT Skåne, the project leader for Musik i syd described the importance of getting children to sing, clap, and dance, and noted that she becomes happy seeing the effects singing can have on a preschool child, with a goal for all of Sweden to celebrate the voice. According to SVT Skåne, a singer from the Opera's children's choir described how she is very quiet at school but becomes happy and lively in the choir.
The specific research showing that children benefit from singing has not been detailed, and it is unclear how many preschools participated in the event. The songs performed during the live broadcast were not specified, and the exact goal of the 'project rösträtt' beyond promoting more singing in preschool remains unknown. How the event was funded or supported has not been confirmed.