Beamsville Music Studio and Grimsby Music

It’s happening! The live re-broadcast of A National Celebration is tonight, worldwide and commercial free. 

Here’s how you can tune in:
- CBC Music’s YouTube channel and CBC Gem at 7pm ET 
- CBC TV at 7pm local (8pm AT / 8:30 NT)
- CBC Radio at 7pm local (7:30 Nfld & Maritimes, 7 AT Labrador)
- CBC Music at 7pm (7:30 NT)
- CBC Radio on SiriusXM (ch. 169) and The Tragically Hip Radio (ch. 757) at 7pm ET 🇨🇦

We are looking for piano teachers! Please send a resume or questions to [email protected] We are also looking for a guitar teacher. This is for in person teaching at one of our studios. 🎶

You were taught that singing is a talent, something you either have or you do not. Science says something different: singing is a biological mechanism, one that does something inside your body almost nothing else can.

Much of this research comes from Dr. Daisy Fancourt at University College London, who studied what actually changes in the blood and saliva of people when they sing. She found that singing triggers three separate biological systems at once: endorphins, your natural painkillers; oxytocin, the bonding hormone that lowers stress; and immunoglobulin A, a frontline part of your immune defense. Three systems, switched on together, by your own voice. And singing is not just loud talking to the brain, it engages regions tied to emotion, memory, and reward differently than speech, so the same words, sung, travel an entirely different path. Think of your body like a pharmacy: most activities unlock one medicine at a time, while singing opens three at once, all free, no prescription required.

Ancient traditions seemed to know this long before the lab confirmed it, from Gregorian chant to Sufi devotional singing to healers across cultures who used the voice as a primary tool. One honest note, though: most strong studies use group singing in controlled settings, and solo everyday singing has fewer large trials, but across all of them, singing consistently improves mood, lowers cortisol, and activates immune markers.

So use your voice today, and it does not need to be good, your body responds to the act, not the quality. Five minutes, one song, or even a hum, which stimulates your vagus nerve directly.

REFERENCES:

Fancourt et al. (2016). Singing, immune function, and stress hormones. Ecancermedicalscience.
Kreutz et al. (2004). Singing, immunoglobulin A, and cortisol. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
Dunbar et al. (2012). Singing, endorphin release, and social bonding. Evolutionary Psychology. ❤️

Wishing everyone a happy midsummer Civic long weekend!!! We are closed and no lessons Sat to Mon. Beamsville office is closed Tues to Thurs but lessons go on as usual. ✌️ 🏕️☀️🕶️🏖️

Beamsville office is closed early today 4pm and closed all day Friday July 24 😎🌞 hope you are enjoying summer! ☀️

We are now booking a wonderful new vocal teacher Yoonie Park! Call 905-324-5121 or email [email protected] Biography:
Yoonie Park is a vocal performer currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Vocal Performance at Brock University. While her training is rooted in classical voice and opera, she enjoys singing a wide variety of genres, including pop, jazz, and musical theatre. Yoonie recently presented her first solo recital in March 2026, and has been featured multiple times in the RBC Music at Noon concert series. As a teacher, she values adapting lessons to each student’s interests and goals, helping them build confidence, technique, and a love for music.

The Beamsville office is closed Thursday July 9th. These crazy kids are celebrating 21 years married! 🤯🎉💞 ❤️