Concluding Remarks

Concluding Remarks

The AIRS collaboration will impact scholarship in many disciplines. It will impact individuals and societies, nationally and internationally. It will produce a lasting archival resource for research in singing and related fields, a resource that can continue to grow, while preserving ephemeral songs of cultural, historical and social scientific value. Seven years of research will fill the previously emptier cells of the three-dimensional framework leading to a comprehensive theory and understanding of the origins and applications of singing. The AIRS researchers, passionate about the project, are eager to develop the full proposal. We close with a reprise of our opening number, Frère Jacques. The lyrics coincide with the AIRS wake-up to the value of a major collaborative research initiative that will revolutionize scholarship in singing: Morning bells are ringing! Sonnez les matines! Din, dan, don. Din, dan, don.