Most have you in the world of Twitter have heard of “Music Monday” where people recommend music of all kinds. Well, this Monday is a special Music Monday, unrelated to Twitter.

The Coalition for Music Education in Canada launched Music Monday in 2005. What began as a dream more than five years ago has now inspired Music Monday initiatives in the United States, UK, Australia and Hungary!

Music Monday is an annual event that brings together thousands of students, musicians, parents and community members across Canada and other international locations, to celebrate the gift of music in our lives, on the same day at the same time. Always on the first Monday of May, this year Music Monday happens on Monday, May 3rd, 2010. The goal of the event is to simultaneously fill the skies with music as a reminder to all of the importance of music in our schools and in our lives. Each year, the country is galvanized around the performance of a song. In 2009, Canada will once again rally around Serena Ryder’s energetic song, Sing Sing and a new song will be introduced for 2011.

Where will you be on May 3rd at 1pm edt?  For many of you, this will be the first time you have heard of this event.  I just heard about it last Saturday.  That doesn’t have to hold you back.   Sing with your children, tweet about it, tell your friends.  Learn more on their website, twitter, and facebook page.  I hope to have more information about this important initiative in future posts.  There are a few schools in the USA that are participating.  Do you think that American schools need a little encouragement to remember the importance of music in their curriculum?  Speak out, contact your school, and invite them to participate in some way this year, or participate in a big way next year.

Remember, you gotta Sing, Sing, Sing Sing…..