Online Music Instruction

P.E.N. Backbeat

Expand your musical repertoire at P.E.N.

Come and join P.E.N.’s award-winning competitive-level contemporary ensemble. This ensemble has students aged 12 and above, who have a real passion for playing music and they have played their instruments for at least 1 year.   In the 2024-2025 school year, Backbeat Ensemble received gold and first place awards in the Golden Horseshoe Music Festival, the Kiwanis Music Festival, the Ontario Music Festival and the MusicFest Canada. 

Sundays: 7:00pm-9:00pm

 

Eligibility:

  • Open to PEN music students actively enrolled in private lessons on their instrument.
  • Dedication and strong attendance for weekly rehearsals
  • Mandatory attendance at competitions, festivals and performances.

Instrumentation: 

Instruments include: 

  • Saxophone 
  • Trumpet/Trombone 
  • Bass
  • Piano/Keyboard  
  • Guitar  
  • Voice
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