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Music education organization Music Monday has a new partnership with Triumph

In Canada, the first Monday in May is dedicated to the importance of music education. This year–May 5–the Coalition for Music Education will celebrate Music Monday with another cross-country singalong that will hopefully raise awareness about the need for music education. It’s not a luxury. It’s a vital part of brain and body development.

The song for 2025 is “Hold On” by Triumph, one of the hits from their 1979 album, Just a Game. It’s fantastically anthemic, so it’s a great choice. I quote from the press release:

“We wanted to celebrate homegrown talent and Triumph’s Hold On was a natural choice because of its powerful message of a belief in our own resiliency,” says Stacey Sinclair, Coalition for Music Education in Canada Executive Director. “The soaring melody, heartfelt lyrics and emotional resonance mirror the galvanizing need for support and connection which is at the heart of this nationwide celebration of the impact of music education in our schools and communities. We are so grateful to Triumph band members Rik Emmett, Gil Moore, and Mike Levine for lending us this song and for their enthusiastic support of Music Monday.”

This is the 20th anniversary of Music Monday. Previous songs have come from Luke Doucet, Serena Ryder, Dala, Chris Tait (Chalk Circle), Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield with Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies, Connor Ross (a 16-year-old high school student), Oscar Peterson, Marc Jordan, and Ian Thomas.

If you are in a position to get involved, go here.

Alan Cross

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