Thursday, June 5, 2014

National Music Holidays and Observances

Music is part of our everyday lives- whether we are simply heading five minutes down the road to work or heading across the world on a plane. We listen to it when we are having the best day of our life and the worst day of our life. So its no surprise that each month has a special call out to honor our beloved sound. 

January
  • National Polka Music Month
  • Elvis Presley Birthday Celebration Week - January 8-11, 2014
  • Silent Record Week - January 1-7
  • Pop Music Chart Day - January 4
  • National Disc Jockey Day - January 20

February
March
  • Music in Our Schools Month
  • Play the Recorder Month
  • Sing with Your Child Month
  • Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day - March 27
  • World Theatre Day - March 27
April
  • International Guitar Month
  • Jazz Appreciation Month
  • National Dance Week - April 25 - May 4, 2014
  • National Karaoke Week - April 20-26, 2014  (Fourth Week of April)
  • Barbershop Quartet Day - April 11
  • Eight Track Tape Day - April 11
  • International "Louie Louie" Day - April 11
  • International Amateur Radio Day - April 18
  • Record Store Day - April 19, 2014 (Third Saturday of April)
  • International Marconi Day - April 23
  • National Dance Day - April 26, 2014 
  • International Dance Day - April 29
  • International Jazz Day - April 30
May
  • National Dance Week - April 25 - May 4, 2014
  • National Public Radio Day - May 3
  • World Belly Dance Day - May 10, 2014 (Second Saturday in May)
  • National Chicken Dance Day - May 14
  • The Stars and Stripes Forever Day - May 14
June
  • Audiobook Awareness Month
  • Black Music Month
  • International Surf Music Month
  • National Accordion Awareness Month

July
  • Music for Life Week - July 11-18, 2014 (Second Week of July)
  • Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day - July 31
August
  • Elvis Week - August 10-17, 2014 (Second Week of August)
  • National Duran Duran Appreciation Day - August 10
  • Vinyl Record Day - August 12
  • International Strange Music Day - August 24
September
  • Classical Music Month
  • Line Dance Week - September 8-13, 2014 (Starts on Second Monday through Saturday)
  • National One-Hit Wonder Day - September 25
October
  • International Music Day - October 1
  • National Carry a Tune Week - October 5-11, 2014 
  • Universal Music Day - October 11, 2014 (Second Saturday in October)
November
  • Drum Month
  • International Drum (Percussion) Month
December
  • World Choral Day - December 14, 2014 (Second Sunday in December)
  • Ice Cream and Violins Day - December 13


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