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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.
Aug22
From Studio to Stage
The goal of Animaguitara is to encourage guitar learners from all walks of life to perform from the studio to the stage. Sounds of Freedom is a performance platform that features the students of Jonathan Gonzales. Last summer 2016, we staged the mini-concert at the Salvatorre Lounge in Makati. Sounds of Freedom featured live solo guitar performances and performances with a band. Animaguitara has been offering programs in guitar education and small ensemble instruction since 2003.
Incidentally, the lounge is also a treasure trove of memorabilia and signature guitars displayed on the walls to delight guitar aficionados.
Nov24
Keys and Strings 2013
This season, we decided to come up with a simple celebration of young talent. In light of recent tragedies in Tacloban, Leyte, we decided to forego the usual high-impact productions that Animaguitara is known for. This day marks a time of recovery, rebuilding, and prayer. Animaguitara features the guitar students of Jonathan Gonzales and the piano students of Jane Banta with Keys and Strings 2013.
The genesis of Keys and Strings began in 2008 at the Podium. This year marks a return as we generate more challenging platforms for our young guitar heroes.
May23
Summer Recital@Bonifacio Global City
The 2013 edition of Sounds of Freedom marks Animaguitara’s tenth year in the music industry. We say cheers to ten years of pedagogically sound enrichment programs and productive recreation. We affirm our commitment to the public trust we have been nurturing for a decade. While we have always insisted on quality guitar programs, we have since expanded to other music endeavors — for we choose to remain responsive to the wants and needs of people from all walks of life. We uphold the highest professional standards in music instruction, yet we seek relevance in a contemporary world. We know your pulse.
Last June 2, 2013, we celebrated Sounds of Freedom with the support of JB Music Philippines.
Design by Kat Espiritu. Identity by US-based artist Lene Dee Dragon.
Sounds of Freedom is part of two major shows annually produced by Animaguitara. These shows feature the students, allied artists, and performer-educator Jonathan Gonzales. It is only one of the several platforms provided by Animaguitara, to allow our students to interact not only with their peers but with professional musicians as well. Incidentally, it is also our way of celebrating Independence Month as we extend our gratitude to parents, students, fellow artists, JB Music Philippines, and the public — for supporting independent artists. We brought Sounds of Freedom III to Bonifacio Global City and it was indeed a remarkable experience for all of us.
Cheers to ten years of beautiful music!
We would love to get to know you and share our passion for music.
Mar14
Music Recital in Makati 2012
Produced with the support of JB Music Philippines
Last December 2012, we celebrated another milestone with the third edition of T’is the Season to Strum. This Animaguitara branded event comes as the second of two major shows that we produce every year. Students are taking on bigger challenges playing more complex pieces while some are learning to play tight with professional musicians. For the first time, we featured St. Scholastica’s College School of Music percussion alumnus Allan on drums (and we loved it). On bass guitar, we featured Albert Perez. Albert was mentored by Teacher Jonathan.
Of course, JB Music Philippines once again showcased their top of the line music instruments and gear — the ones Teacher Jonathan Gonzales and Animaguitara students patronize and love so much. Cheers to JB for bringing in their superb music crew and awesome sound!
Photos by our allied artists are on our Facebook page. Visit us for regular updates on the Animaguitara experience. http://www.facebook.com/animaguitara
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.
Mar23
Year-round music enrichment
At some point, kids role-play as doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and even as astronauts. Regardless of what they want to be, we at Animaguitara are sincere in our conviction that an education of the senses is necessary to ensure that the child will develop higher order thinking abilities. What better way to nurture this than music.
Music teaches the child to develop motor skills, hand and eye coordination, listening skills, and cognitive abilities. Music helps the child develop the ability to concentrate. More importantly, the child learns to perceive ideas at a higher level of abstraction. We are here to nurture that potential. We believe that creativity is an important aspect of being a complete human being. Animaguitara therefore exists to offer music enrichment programs young people will definitely love.
Boredom breeds unproductive habits. Leisure on the other hand, is the education of the senses and an end in itself. Engaging in a creative discipline contributes to a holistic development.
Summer or after school, rain or shine– our Music Programs run all year round.
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