Music Monday is a program of the Coalition for Music Education in Canada. First presented in 2005, Music Monday celebrates music education in the public school system from coast to coast to coast. Over the last 14 years, hundreds of thousands of music educators and their students from every corner of our country have sung the Music Monday anthem on the first Monday of May at 12:30pm ET.
On May 6, 2019 Music Monday marks 15 years of celebrations in communities across Canada singing the iconic Hymn To Freedom by Oscar Peterson. Funds raised through this campaign will be used to support Music Monday and develop new and updated advocacy materials. For more information on how you can participate in Music Monday check out the Coalition website at coalitioncanada.ca
The Coalition for Music Education in Canada was established in 1992 when representatives from more than 20 music education organizations came together to share ideas to improve the state of music education in Canada. The organization is now made up of parents, students, educators and business people from various walks of life who, support and advocate for quality school music programs and highlight the importance of music education for all young people in Canada.
The Coalition envisions Canada as a country where lives of all children are enriched by quality school music programs and where their active participation in music is valued and supported in our communities.
The Coalition’s mission is to raise awareness and understanding of the role that music education plays in Canadian culture and to promote the benefits that music education brings to young people.
