Celebrate the Power of Music Education on Music Monday!
Join the nation-wide celebration on May 6, 2013 when music makers of all ages and backgrounds in schools and communities across Canada celebrate the galvanizing power of learning and appreciating music.
Music Makes Us: Coalition for Music Education, is a national advocacy organization promoting quality music education for all young people since 1993 and the organization behind Music Monday, now in its 9th year.
Be part of the nation-wide simultaneous concert with Commander Hadfield live from the International Space Station.
At the same time across Canada (1 p.m. Eastern), musicians young and old will unite to sing and play the official Music Monday song - I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) -written by Commander Hadfield and Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies, commissioned by the Coalition for Music Education and CBCMusic.
Tune in to the live webcast of the Showcase Concert brought to us by the Canadian Space Agency that will include a live link via NASA TV with Commander Hadfield on the International Space Station.
Find out how you can take part at MusicMonday.ca:
- Learn the music - get free downloads of the lead sheet, 14 musical arrangements (choral and various instrumental) and song translations into 12 languages
- Organize an event in your school or community and sign up to share your plans
- Spread the word in your networks to let everyone know how you'll celebrate Music Monday
Join the mission and add your voice to the crescendo of voices that believe music education is a national priority. Together we will build a voice that cannot be ignored on Music Monday and year round.
