December 7, 2019
Mar22
‘Tis The Season To Strum VIII
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May2
We are Online!
Guitar and music lessons are now online! Stay productive and continue to be enriched while staying safe at home during the Enhanced Community Quarantine.
Apr7
Woodshed Series: Band Camp
Animaguitara in cooperation with St. Paul College Pasig presents an intensive workshop for highschool students (including those who just graduated) that teaches ensemble playing from the band shed to the stage. Reserve your slots until April 28, 2017. Call/text us at 09175543288 or send a message through 1animaguitara@gmail.com
Registration form is available here
The questionnaire can be answered here
Why is this awesome?
This short-focused program is a platform where students acquire aesthetic sensitivity and skills. The program involves collaborative learning that will run for five days. There will be a culminating program where students will perform in public. See for yourself how performing with other musicians can be a lot more fun. Sign up now!
What will the course teach?
At the end of the course, the students will learn the following from Teacher Jonathan and his team of music instrument specialists:
Roles of the various instruments in a band.
Rudiments of music in the band context.
Band dynamics and interplay.
Perform different styles/grooves.
Gain a well rounded skill set in playing with a band.
Understand the functions of stage equipment and available techology for music practice/performance.
Acquire the necessary skills to perform in different music ensembles and situations.
Camaraderie and friendship.
Nov10
Sounds Of Freedom V
Sounds of Freedom 2015 was launched at the Salvatorre Lounge in Makati. Students of Teacher Jonathan performed on stage to the delight of friends and parents. The lounge has some of the most sought-after guitars considered collector’s items displayed on the walls. State-of-the-art equipment and band gear were on the stage. It was quite an experience for all of us. Aside from providing a platform for students to experience the full range of learning music through public performance, we thought that it would be good for students to experience what it is like to play using professional music equipment. Cheers to twelve years of awesome guitar education!
Jul31
With Strings Attached
Music leads the path to wellness. The Guitar Club class of Teacher Jonathan and some singers from the Chorale shared their talents to the delight of the audience passing by the Wellness Hub of SM Center Pasig. “With Strings Attached” delivers Animaguitara’s promise to provide a regular platform for young musicians to apply what they learn in the studio and experience performing in real-world contexts.
Last August, we selected students from one of the schools we serve, the St. Paul College Pasig. The school has a GIFT Program that nurtures the talents of young people, so that they may be complete human beings as they journey in life. Animaguitara indeed agrees with this vision. Thanks to our friend Ms. Bel Bartolome, SM hosted the first edition of Animaguitara’s With Strings Attached with the full support of St. Paul College Pasig GIFT teachers, students, families, and friends. The students enjoyed performing for people from all walks of life.
May15
Sounds of Freedom II
Yet another year as Jonathan Gonzales and students play the sounds of freedom. Featuring top of the line gear from JB Music Philippines.
* Graphic design by Kat Espiritu
Apr17
‘Tis the Season to Strum II
Yet another milestone for Animaguitara! JB Music Philippines indeed supports music educators by providing top of the line music instruments, accessories, and recording gear for Teacher Jonathan and our students. Our students were certainly happy and nervous at the same time, but they played their hearts out — with quite a few of our young guitar heroes showing some licks from Andy McKee, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Jimmy Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and other guitar greats.
We truly treasure this growing relationship with JB Music!
When we use the word “young”, we mean these are really just kids who, instead of being idle, happen to be making good music — and enjoying it so much! Kudos to their parents for bringing them up well and choosing Animaguitara for a productive way to learn and be creative.
Mar30
Our Young Guitar Heroes
Summer 2010
Caloy’s first gig with teacher Jonathan. We played some blues-rock classics from B.B. King , Hendrix , and Clapton.
Luis David Lazaro playing “Man in the Mirror”, a Jazz standard, in the Keys and Strings Recital of Teacher Jonathan’s students at the Podium Mall in Ortigas.
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