Greetings from Scott Johnson, Boulder, Colorado in the US

I wanted to invite your MENZA members to join thousands around the world in singing on World Singing Day (Oct. 17). This annual event that takes place around the world on the third Saturday in October is for everyone — singers and “non-singers” alike — to build community and celebrate our common humanity.

New Zealand is one of the few places on earth right now where people can gather in public to celebrate WSD, but most of the world will most likely not be able to gather in October so this year it will be more of an online, virtual experience.

Here are some things people will be doing on, and before, WSD this year:

I hope MENZA members can join us this year to sing together and celebrate our global family.

 

Sing together with family and friends on World Singing Day and be a part of something big.

This year’s 9th annual World Singing Day (WSD) global sing-along on the 17th of October will look a little different in most places due to the pandemic this year. It’s going to be a global singing party online. Like New Year’s Eve but with tons of singing!

Here are things you can do on, and before, WSD:

• Send us a video for our “Around the World in 80 Songs” global video project by Sept. 12, 2020.
• Particiapte in our “To me, a wonderful world looks like…” video/photo project by Oct. 1, 2020.
• “Sing it Forward” on the 17th of October 2020 by singing with whomever you live with, wherever you are, and then sharing your short singing videos on social media and tagging friends and challenging them to “sing it forward.” Use the hashtag #worldsingingday.
• Sing this year’s WSD Song of the Year “What a Wonderful World” and send us your video.
• Sing our simple WSD Theme Song “Till the Whole World Sings” and send us your video.
• Click “Going” on the global Facebook event, “I’m singing on WSD 2020.”

If you can gather in person where you live, learn about hosting a sing-along in your area here.