Early this week Mr. Art Samaniego a.k.a Mr. In-Love sent an e-mail requesting the orgs to compose a melody for his poem. He and his fiancée are tying the knot and he wanted the scholars’ touch on his wedding song. The Dreamers had been part of his and his fiancée’s life that he wanted to include them in the most important day of their life.

On Uberture, Mr. In-Love had to choose which among the two fantastic renditions he would want to use for his wedding. The Pupilars had an acoustic touch to theirs while One Voice had a choir element to it. In the end, Art chose One Voice since he connected with Jet’s performance.

Belonging is the category of the Top 5 countdowns. After two tension-filled weeks, the scholars genuinely started to bond.

Laarni seemed to start to fit in with her classmates as she fooled around with Christian. The two wrestled and pretended to do mock martial arts. Though hot champorado accidentally spilled on her, she was good natured about it and all laughed with her. Even when she had to entertain the scholars with a striptease as a consequence for losing last night’s chocolate game, she accepted it with no hesitation.

Bugoy was the center of attention as he admitted to not having his first kiss yet. Cris volunteered herself and gave him a smack.

The scholars’ spirits are high after spending quality time with one another. But will the peace remain when Sheng’s about to burst with anger on her uncooperative orgmates? Watch this story plus the continuation of Laarni’s striptease dare on the primetime edition of Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2!

The day before their 2^nd Gala night, and the scholars weren’t ready yet. Some had difficulty in enunciation while the others had problems in breathing. Though they had expressive singing classes yesterday, some failed to internalize their song and connect with the others.

On top of this, Jet was a total disappointment as he was completely distracted and sang out of tune. Teacher Monet then took over the morning session with Teacher Kitchy and confronted the scholars.

Compared to everyone who also had an unsatisfactory performance, Jet’s presentation was the worst. Though Jet felt a bit off this morning, this was no reason to compromise his performance. Christian felt queasy the whole morning and was excused, but he delivered unlike the Video Jock.

Teacher Monet gathered the scholars in the living room and all fell quiet as the mentor vented out his frustrations. The In-house mentor observed that they hadn’t improved since Monday. The scholars were given the freedom to choose their songs but still they couldn’t carry it out properly.

The Voice Coach also wanted to lessen the feedback on the scholars imitating the cover artist and thus changed the arrangement. Though he invested effort, the scholars still failed to bring out their personalities in their number.

Though Teacher Monet was frustrated with their performances under par, he reassured them that he was there to help them develop and hone their talents. Will the scholars be able to make the necessary adjustments in their performances for their 2^nd Gala night? Catch this story and see what makes it to the Top 5 Countdown on Uberture!

On the other hand, without Van’s knowledge, a certain Scholar is having a trouble of her own that pretty much concerns him. Feeling confused, Cris sought Bugoy’s advice regarding her budding love triangle with Van and Sen. With an air of frankness, Bugoy immediately told the Singing Interior Designer that it was still too early for her to decide, since she still doesn’t know the men concerned that well, yet.

For more updates on the latest happenings inside the Academy, stay tuned on Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 and let the dream BIGin!

Somehow all the scholars were breaking down this week one way or another. Best friends Bugoy and Sen still have an ongoing ‘tampuhan’ and Laarni seems not to be on speaking terms too with Bea. Van also broke down to Direk Joey and told the teacher about his problem with his mom.  

However, Chivas wins hands down in the breakdown division. Last night Chivas told his wife Bunny that he was feeling a little off once again. Although he looked normal, saying he had no fever, he mentioned that he was feeling a little bit different. He asked Bunny to accompany him to the boys’ room and before he even got a foot away from the sofa where the Pupilars were rehearsing from a task, he collapsed and went unconcious.  

His having another attack led the mentors, specially Headmaster Ryan Cayabyab, to decide on expelling him from the Academy. As much as they wanted Chivas to stay because of his exceptional talent, they could not risk his health and also Bunny’s, who was constantly worrying about him. Chivas accepted his fate with an open heart. Although he is saddened to leave his new found friends and wife behind, he knows that what has happened is the best solution not only for him but for everyone.

Uberture host Billy Crawford accompanied Chivas on his exit from the Academy. But before he stepped outside the Academy doors, he showered Bunny with kisses and gave each scholar a tight hug. Everyone was teary eyed to see him go. He was welcomed back to the outside world by his older sister and son.

Catch Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2’s primetime edition later with Toni for the full story on Chivas’ expulsion plus Van’s tearful confession to the Performance Master about lying to his mother.

Mr. C introduced the technique of expressive singing and performance to the scholars. Since it was important to touch and transform the audience, he provided them with a technique of intensity that they could use in some songs to connect more with the crowd.

Maestro Ryan arranged a medley of his compositions by which all would have to sing and express their emotions to. The songs he chose were songs of desperation which required much internalization and feelings. He emphasized the need for urgency, intensity and desperation as they convey the message of the song.

As the scholars were paired and then sang their parts, Mr. C noticed a few glitches in their delivery. Hansen’s style was choppy and he compared it to a train that was off its track. Jet on the other hand was too serious with his and seemed angry as he sang.

The Headmaster called the first batch to sing the medley. Miguel, Bea, Iñaki, Jet, Apple, and Sheng then took their positions. Most of them had satisfactory performances however they lacked feelings. He called Sheng’s attention and demonstrated how to sing her part. The Stand-Up Comic’s delivery was choppy thus lost its intensity.

When the next batch had their turn, it only took a while for them to get their version. Christian particularly was praised for quickly learning the technique. The Small Boy Wonder was applauded by his classmates and he was used as an example all throughout the session. If Christian beamed with pride, Sen wasn’t a standout with his performance. He sang softly and there was no strength with it as it is too airy.

Who among the two groups would earn points from the Headmaster? Catch this heavenly medley and the details on Chivas’ exit later on Uberture!

The Student Father is dropping out from the Academy. What are the grounds for this abrupt decision? Does his medical condition have anything to do with it? Voting is now closed. Stay tuned for updates and the details to this story later on Uberture and Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 primetime edition!

Earlier the orgs practiced singing the folk song, “Bahay Kubo” for today’s recess game. By harmoniously blending their voices, everyone was quite ready and was looking forward to winning. However they learned later from Billy that they would be inhaling helium from ballons and will be singing in chipmunk voices.

The Pupilars, who performed first, couldn’t sing in unison. One Voice saw this and turned this to their advantage. They signaled one another to gulp air all at the same time and everyone sang in perfect harmony. In the end, Billy and Teacher Monet decided that they had a better performance.

On the countdown are the top 5 events that needed “more practice”. Top Five was the scholars need to practice on their relaxation choreography. The orgs had to use facial exercises as dance steps in the said activity. Bea led One Voice while Sheng choreographed the Pupilars.

Top Four was One Voice’s need for practicing coordination and involving all their members in one activity. The Pupilars won the dance contest on the basis that they were united and had smooth communication with one another.

Top Three is Laarni’s possible need for practicing her cooking skills. Bea confronted Laarni and told her not to whine about the lack of food. Everyone was starving and yet they didn’t complain about it. Laarni defended herself and told Bea that she was just expressing what she felt and was not complaining at all. Miguel, who was present during this confrontation, sided with Laarni this time and told his girlfriend to stop.

Top Two on the list was Jet’s need to practice on his number for this Saturday’s gala night. The Video Jock couldn’t believe that he was part of last week’s bottom four. Jet was pretty sure that he would nail his Gala song, “Skyline Pigeon”. Too confident was he that he couldn’t admit that he wasn’t polished yet. During his practice with Teacher Monet he had a lot of excuses – he blamed the pitch, he had the voice mentor slow down the pace, and even said the song was difficult.

Top One was a funny sequence of events courtesy of Bugoy. The Farmer’s Son is a hilarious figure in the house convincing Van to lift him up for no reason at all, and then had him and Sen assist him in working out. Also, Bugoy kidded around with the other scholars as he dressed like an infant and baby talked.

Catch more chart topping events from the scholars later on Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2’s primetime edition! Turns out Bea and Laarni’s discussion became a full blown shouting match with Miguel telling his girlfriend to back-off. Would they still be able to fix this “problem” or will they need Teacher Monet’s intervention for the nth time? Don’t miss this!

Media Performance class with Direk Joey challenged the scholars to show their personality in singing. Each had the option of singing “Harana” or “If I Could Reach You” without mimicking the original artists.

Direk Joey started off the session by warning them against being copycats. Imitating their idols is not the only way to make themselves known in the industry. The audience most definitely doesn’t want a cover version of their rockstars.

To start of the challenge, Christian volunteered first to sing “Harana”. Bea noticed that it was the first time the Small Boy Wonder sang with a lower pitch. Direk Joey saw his potential on being cute and pushed him to sell that image.

Sheng required a mature audience as her number oozed with sexiness that Direk Joey felt it was too over the top. Iñaki was the opposite as his presentation was light, funny and amusing. However, he has yet to play it cool and to not try too hard.

Apple’s performance was sugar sweet and it seemed like she was scared of losing the child-like image. It was though as if she didn’t want to grow up in fear of people disliking her. Direk Joey hoped that in her next performance, she would project a womanly image and not a little girl.

On the other hand, Sen, Van and Ross disappointed the performance coach. Sen didn’t know the lyrics of the song and Van’s presentation was devoid of emotion that he was just asked to take his seat. Ross’ problem according to the director was that he was vain is very conscious of his looks.

Laarni was a revelation this afternoon though. The Independent Woman broke away from the fluidity of choir music and just let it all loose. Though the approach wasn’t the best for her voice quality, Direk Joey was impressed with her courage on trying something new.

If Cris had too many movements in her performance, Bea was too restricted and too reserved. Liezel on the other hand had that natural timbre to her voice which required less effort in conveying emotion. Bugoy was also the most sincere as he gave his signature RnB touch to the OPM song. The Farmer’s Son was advised however to be confident in singing.

With all the coaching and critiques, will the scholars improve a lot in their second gala performance? Catch the developments of your favorite scholars on Uberture!