As July 4th marches its way through the calendar, many students are practicing for these 10 special days. For the first time, the World Choir Games will be taking place in the U.S.A. Starting in July. 4-14 choirs from all over the world will gather at the 7th World Choir Games in Cincinnati.

"I am very surprised yet excited for the city of Cincinnati, I am just so happy that the city finally gets a chance to prove something," said Spencer Mandell, 9

This will all contribute to their share to the international understanding and peace among all of the nations. This is going to be a great festival of music, song, and joy. Cincinnati will be the prestigious host city for the 7th ever World Choir Games.

"I am very pleased with the pick of Cincinnati due to the past culture of music in this city," said Jake Pope, 10

While participating in the games, it will inspire and encourage international interaction that can create lifelong friendships and cultural understanding of the all of the nations.

These World Choir Games were based on the Olympic ideas, which will ultimately and peacefully unify singing people and nations connected by song in a fair competition.

"I am not originally from Cincinnati, but it’s great to see this from an awesome city," said Ryan Jones, 9

These games take place every two years on an international basis. The first ever game was played in Linz, Austria in 2000, Busan, S.Korea in 2002, Bremen, Germany in 2004, Xiamen, China in 2006, Graz, Austria in 2008, Shaoxing, China in 2010, and this year Cincinnati, Ohio in 2012.