Artist Spotlight: I’m with her

Artist Spotlight: I’m with her

I stumbled upon this band at the end of 2019 in one of those YouTube rabbithole sessions that takes over your life for a “brief eternity”. As videos of bluegrass greats kept playing, most of which I had watched or listened to before, the next suggested...
That Pedal Show: Guitars, effects and laughs.

That Pedal Show: Guitars, effects and laughs.

If you are a guitar player just getting into the world of effects and amplifiers or you are someone curious about equipment then That Pedal Show is for you. It is one of my favourite YouTube channels for all guitar related gear. The channel covers guitars, effects,...
Artist Spotlight: Astrosurf

Artist Spotlight: Astrosurf

  This week’s Artist Spotlight is on the local Toronto band Astrosurf. In their own words they “play catchy melodies on reverb laden electric guitar and interpret the music of surfers, cowboys and spies that the early Fender electric guitar heavily...
Artist Spotlight: Jason Isbell

Artist Spotlight: Jason Isbell

This month’s artist spotlight is Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell. I discovered his music a few years ago when my son was around 1 year old. We were at the cottage and my son was in a “let’s wake up at 5 am” phase so in the...
Music and Your Mood

Music and Your Mood

COVID-19 has been challenging for everyone from all walks of life. People are not meant to self-isolate and in speaking to many of our students over the past few months we know that spending an excessive amount of time alone can affect your mood. We thought we would...
Singing “no riskier than talking”

Singing “no riskier than talking”

At Barn Owl Music public safety is our top priority. To help ease concerns around singing and COVID-19 here is an article published by the BBC with the most current science behind singing and virus transmission. If you have any questions regarding our safety polices...
Barn Owl Music is Open for Business!

Barn Owl Music is Open for Business!

We are happy to announce that we have re-opened the school and are currently booking lessons. We are following all public health guidelines to keep everyone safe during this difficult time. To make music education as accessible as possible we are offering lessons via...
Barn Owl Jam Session

Barn Owl Jam Session

Come to the first Barn Owl Music Jam Session! The Jam It’s going to be a casual session where we can get together and play some tunes. We’ll set up chairs in a circle and go around taking turns picking songs so please bring some you would like to play. As...
A Music School Is Born!

A Music School Is Born!

We here at Barn Owl Music are proud to announce that we are finally up and running! We would like to thank everyone for their help and support over the last few months, particularly Dan Simon of March1Studios for all his help designing our website. This has been a...