Bamboo in Sydney 2015

An International rock icon and The Voice Philippines judge, Bamboo is coming to rock The Whitlam Center, Liverpool on the 27th March 2015, Friday! He had a sold out concerts in Japan, Canada and Dubai and will be coming in 3 weeks time.

Our darling Trinity, will be singing and supporting the show! Please let me know if you want to watch the concert as I still have a few tickets left.

Watch one of Bamboo's performances in Dubai. Enjoy!

T.Y. OZ REO Brothers

Together with my student Trinity, we will be supporting and singing for Pinoy Beatles, the Reo Brothers of the Philippines. They will be having a concert on the 22nd March 2015, 3:30pm Sunday at Entertainment Dome, Burwood RSL Club. Supporting this charity concert are Brian Lorenz, Tina Bangel & One Voice and Alwyn de los Santos! My fellow coasties let me know how many tickets you are after. 

I love a concert for a cause. 

Below is a short story about Reo Brothers.

The brothers are part of the Otic family, originally based in Tacloban, one of the places worst hit by supertyphoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in November 2013.

The family survived, but lost everything they owned which forced them to become homeless and penniless. They eventually managed to contact relatives in the Manila, and decided to make a move to the capital for a fresh start.

In order to make a living and forge a career in music, the four brothers in the band, which they started as a hobby in 2009, found the courage to contact a well-connected man who saw them in Tacloban previously and offered his help.

Since then, the group appeared in numerous TV shows including Rated K on ABS-CBN in the Philippines, and even The Dr Oz Show in the US. They have also performed on various concerts around the world, including Tokyo, California, New York and United Kingdom.

The Voice Kids 2014 (1st Season)

It had been a very busy 2014 I admit so it looks like I have an excuse for not updating my blog! Hurray!

Well, there are going to be a lot of things going on this year but let me go back to last year's memorable achievement to start off.

It is of great pride to congratulate my daughter TRINITY for making it to the first season of The Voice Kids 2014 here in Australia! She was one of the youngest artist of the television show showed in Channel 9!

She managed to let 4 judges turned around for her during her blind audition (live audition) which made her an official team member of The Madden brothers!

What a brilliant achievement for an 8 year-old! Watch her sing a beautiful song by Minnie Riperton "Loving You".

Once again, congratulations Trinity!

Dreamquest Singing Academy students and X-Factor Israel Grand winner on the 31st May 2014 show!

It is going to be a wonderful night for Dreamquest Singing Academy students this coming 31st May 2014! Remalyn Burlat, Daniela Vassallo and Angelique Goss will be performing in one of X-Factor Israel Grand Winner, Rose "Osang" Fontanes shows here in Australia! Osang will have a back to back show with our very own Dami Im, X-Factor Australia grand winner in Sydney on the 1st June 2014.

For the meantime Osang's show before Sydney will be at the Central Coast Leagues Club on Saturday, 31st May 2014, 2pm. Ticket is only $35 and $40 at the door. This event is supporting life after typhoon Haiyan too! A show for a cause, how incredible!

June Young, Singing Mastery Coach of Dreamquest Singing Academy is singing on this night too! A brilliant singer Brian Lorenz and the incredible BlackOut Dancers will be in the show too! So if you want to watch and help this charity show please email or call;

tomadamusic@yahoo. com or call 0414 183 517 (June)

A big thanks to the Filipino Community Co-operative Limited for organising a show for a cause, to all the sponsors and to all those you have helped to make this show a success! God bless us all!

Dreamquest Talent Showcase and Karaoke 2013

It had been a successful show and the venue proved to be small for my students first talent showcase last 7th November 2013. N Thai Sing restaurant where we held our show was full! We did have a couple of people who wants to purchase tickets but we couldn't fit them in the venue hehehe. The tickets were sold out one month before the show! Big thanks to those who have been very patient with us on that night. 

There are a couple of people I would like to thank for being so supportive. First off, thank you to my amazing students, Angelique Goss, Danikka Vassallo, Trinity Young, Remalyn Burlat and Daniela Vassallo. You all made me very proud and the audience loved all your performances! 

To the parents, for your love and continued support to your children. You sure surprised me with a bouquet of roses at the end of the show. Thank you very much indeed!

Thank you Frankie Bundang and Violeta Bundang of Karaoke4U dot Com for providing us a fantastic sound!

To Emz Layco, owner of Masarap Breads and Cakes for celebrating your birthday with us. Those cupcakes were just delicious! I think it was one of the highlights on the night. 

Thank you Sam, owner of N Thai Sing Restaurant, Toukley!

To the family, friends and to all of you who came to witness the incredible talents of the Central Coast Dreamquest students, thank you for coming!

Last but not the least to Melissiah, founder of Dreamquest Singing Academy thank you so much for your endless support! 

God bless us all!

*Please visit my Facebook account to see more photos, https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152044141140786.1073741830.374279070785&type=3

25th Fiesta Kultura Sydney 2013

What a lovely day it was! Daniela, Trinity and Danikka performed at Fairfield Showgrounds for the Filipino Fiesta Sydney last 7th October 2013. The three of them sang on two stages, lucky them! Big thanks to Manny Castillo, President of PASC (Philippine Australian Sports and Culture), Linda Alvarez Barnes and the rest of the officers and volunteers for looking after us. The girls had fun that's for sure ;) .

Maybe next time I will go there earlier so I can have a look at their awesome stalls ;) .

The First Dreamquest Talent Showcase in the Central Coast!!!

Come and watch our first Talent Showcase and Karaoke. I will be singing songs from Whitney Houston, Donna Summer and many more! Featuring our very own students;

Daniela - Gosford Got Talent 'People's Choice Award' and Winner, The Gosford Regional Show Talent Quest 2013 

Trinity - Winner, Newcastle Reach for the Starz Performing Arts 2012 and Winner, Catch A Shooting Star 2013 

Danikka - Winner, LoudFest 2012 and Winner, Sing For Your Supper 2013

Angelique - A young and determined singer-musician who plays piano and guitar with an angelic voice

Remalyn - Central Coast Eisteddford 2013, Highly Commended Awardee and an aspiring singer-dancer

Thursday, November 7, 2013, 6pm-9pm
Ticket is only $20 with main meal

Winner - Sing for your Supper 2013

Another achievement from one of my students! Congratulations to Danikka for winning last night's grand finals "Sing For Your Supper 2013". I am very proud of you! Your family and friends are very proud of you! 

Thanks to Nate Butler and sponsors for a great experience. I also would like to thank HQ Bar and Cafe for a wonderful venue! I hope to visit the cafe in the day time so I can enjoy the scenery.

Cheers everyone!

The 38th Central Coast Eisteddfod

Congratulations to one of my students Remalyn Burlat for receiving a Highly Commended Award at the Central Coast Eisteddfod this morning! I am proud of you and your attitude towards all these competitions is just wonderful! See you in your next performance.

First Contest Is Always Frightening

Three more students joined in talent quest this month, I am very proud of them! First contest is always frightening. So many things go into your mind, the "what if.." is a killer and I applaud them for the courage to go on stage. Big artist like Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder and all great singers started just like any other beginners. The first step is very important and I am simply happy that they did it. 

Congratulations to Angelique Goss, Chloe McDonald and Remalyn Burlat for participating! I hope to see you all compete again ;) .

Remalyn, do you have a photo last Tuesday that we can share here?

God bless everyone!

Winner "2013 Catch A Shooting Star" at the Imperial Shopping Centre, Gosford

I would like to thank the organisers, coordinators, judges, the Imperial Shopping Centre and all the sponsors for creating such a wonderful event. This helps encourage talented individuals of the Central Coast to gain more experiences on stage.

Congratulations Trinity Young for winning 2013 Catch a Shooting Star of Imperial Shopping Centre!!! She loves her trophy ;) .

Congratulations to Danikka Vassallo for winning the 2nd place!

Congratulations to Daniela for winning a special award. A 12 months  representation for acting and modelling work!

Congratulations to my students!!!! God bless!

2011 and 2013 of Daniela

It is always a great feeling when your students win in a talent quest. Knowing you have done your job and at the same time thinking that we still have a long way to go, excites me.

Daniela amazes me with her hunger to learn more at a young age. Let me just share two videos of her singing. The first video was when she was 6 years and the second video was this year, she is 8 now.





The last video was when she won  last May 2013 during The Gosford Regional Show Talent Quest.

God bless us!

WINNER "Catch A Shooting Star 2013"

Another win from one of my students, Daniela Vassallo at The Gosford Regional Show "Catch A Shooting Star 2013". She had quite a long day last Saturday when she sang during the first heat. She made it through to the Grand Finals along with her sister and another student of Dreamquest Singing Academy, Danikka. Daniela's winning piece is a song from the musical Annie "Tomorrow" while Danikka did a song from Christina Aguilera "Beautiful". They both made me very proud! Congratulations to you both! More winnings this year please hehehe... 

Watch her perform!

The Videos

Three months ago, a gentleman watched some of my students compete for the "Gosford Got Talent 2013" show. He was a fan of them and had asked me if they are in YouTube. I told him to visit www.howtosing.com.au and check them from there. I was in a hurry and didn't realise that there was no videos of them in our school's website. To the gentleman if you are reading this, my apologies.

 Here they are, in case you couldn't find them in YouTube. Enjoy!

Trinity Young singing "Loving You" at Newcastle where she won in the "Reach for the Starz Performing Arts Expo 2012".



Danikka Vassallo with the song from Adele "Rolling In The Deep". This was a Talent Quest held at Wyoming where she was the winner for the "LoudFest 2012" festival.



Daniela Vassallo singing "Louder" by Charice. She won "People's Choice Award 2013" in the "Gosford Got Talent".

A Busy Saturday For The Dreamquest Students

I always believe that a year end concert is not enough to develop confidence, exposures and experiences to my students. This is the reason why they get to perform in a crowd a few times a year. A student will have to undergo a lot of trainings from me and when I think they are ready they will be ask to perform in an event or even compete in a talent quest.

A job well done to Chloe McDonald for her two performances yesterday. One at Mingara Sports Ground for the Filipino Fiesta and another one at Gosford Progress Hall for a birthday bash party last night. She is one shy girl but I see a lot of potentials in her.

Angelique Goss surprised me with her head shaved. It was so nice of her to do such thing to show her support to the Leukemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave 2013. I am proud her! Hey, I am seeing a lot of improvements from her too!

 Daniela Vassallo, who won the "People's Choice Award" at the "Gosford Got Talent 2013", made everyone jump on their seats last night with her song.

Danikka Vassallo, winner of "LoudFest 2012" Festival wowed the audience.

Trinity Young, winner of "Reach For The Starz Performing Arts Expo" held at Newcastle had a few fans last night including some little kids as young as 2 years old! hehehe...

Well done everyone!

A Priceless Gift

It was a long day yesterday,some of my students perform at Mingara sports ground for the Filipino Fiesta celebration in the afternoon. After that they had another performance at Gosford Progress Hall for a birthday bash party last night. 

Some highlights from last night is a casual student Mrs. Bregener who came to see me for a lesson 2 weeks before her husband's birthday bash celebration. What a passionate woman when it comes to her singing. She worked hard to be able to give justice to a Celine Dion masterpiece "To Love You More". It was a bit intimidating because she chose a tough song, but let me tell you this... she made me very proud! Her husband simply adored her for this gesture and what a priceless gift! 

Another emotional number last night was from my new student, Reymalyn. I had teary eyed when I saw the whole family hugged each other after she sang. It was her Dad's 50th birthday and she wants to sing a song for him. Her Dad's facial expressions when she started singing just gave me goose bumps all over my body! According to her Dad, the last time she heard her sing was when she was in Year 3 and that was like 5 or 6 years ago. She got so busy and concentrated in dancing and studies. So imagine Reyma's parents surprise when they finally heard her voice for her first singing performance last night. To hear her parents said "thank you" to me as well as Reymalyn made me realised why I love to teaching.

Happy 2013!

Happy New Year everyone!

Hope last year was wonderful and full of great adventures to all. We had quite a busy year last year and didn't even realize that this blog hasn't been updated. My apologies.

One of the highlights in our school last year are the winnings of our Dreamquest Singing Academy students in a performing arts competitions.

Danikka Vassallo, won the Junior division of the inaugural arts festival hosted by performing arts school Valley View Public school at Wyoming, "LoudFest 2012". She is 9 years old.

Trinity Young won the Junior category of "Reach For The Starz Performing Arts Expo 2012" held at Newcastle Jockey Club. She is only 7 years old!

Daniela Vassallo was a finalist in the Qurimbah RSL Talent Quest 2012. She is also 7 years old.

I will be posting more news from last year in a while. Cheers!

Dreamquest Students performed at Mingara!

Big thanks to Filipino-Australian Ugnay Kabayan (CCUK) for inviting our Dreamquest Singing Academy students to perform in the Filipino Fiesta at Mingara, Central Coast! 

To all the students, great job! You made me very proud!

“Is Singing For You?”

I often hear people say “I love singing but singing doesn’t love me” or “I wish I can sing but I just don’t have the talent” or “I really want to sing but I am too old for it now. I will just enrol my daughter or son. I am sure they have more chances to be an amazing singer than I do” or “I adore listening to people sing but I don’t think I could learn the art of singing”.

Let me tell you a story about one of my students whom I adore so much because of his passion to learn. Let’s call him Jimmy.  He called one day inquiring about singing lessons. Jimmy said, he never had lessons before and he is not a singer. He said he would only listen to his favourite singers and sing along with them. “I just want to LEARN HOW TO SING and oh by the way I am 62 years old” he said. “Wonderful!” I answered. “What are the requirements to be able to get some singing lessons from you?” he asked.  “I only need two things from you. The passion to learn and the discipline to practise as often as you can so you can achieve your goal” I replied. Jimmy said he possess those two things I mentioned. So after 62 years he started his first singing lessons with me.

Listen to Jimmy before he started his lessons. Below is a short recording of his version “You’re The Voice” a song by John Farnham.

 You're the Voice cover by Jimmy (Before) by Jonah Tomada 

You see singing is like any other talents or skills. It can be learnt as long as you have the passion to learn it. You need to work hard to be what you want to be. Singing is like going to the gym. If you want to lose weight or tone your body then you have to be willing to exercise as often as you can. You have to work hard to achieve whatever goal you set for yourself.

Jimmy practised a lot! He made sure he understood his singing instrument, which is our body by reading our “Singing Mastery” e-book. He bought other books and other products from our school to learn more. I am not saying that you also need to buy all our “Absolute Singing Mastery” products but Jimmy was so eager to learn how to sing.

The recording below is the result of his hard work and after a few lessons he can sing! Please take note of the words "few lessons". Listen to his version of "She's Not You" a song by Elvis Presley.

 She's Not You cover by Jimmy (After) by Jonah Tomada 

Singing doesn’t look at your age, race or religion it only wants your desire to be a good singer or even outrageously phenomenal singer by your determination, dedication and discipline to learn the beauty of singing.

Make You Feel My Love by Jonah

For the first time after so many years I got hold of a new music album by this super talented, singer and songwriter Adele. I have never been so excited that I had to play her songs in my car and at home. The melody of her songs are simply enchanting not to mention her amazing raspy and strong vocals. I right away sang and recorded one of her songs "Someone Like You" and posted it on YouTube as well as on Facebook. True enough, a lot of my friends knew and loved her songs! Two beautiful ladies my awesome and talented friend Dana of Austria and my high school classmate Reizl who also lives in the United Kingdom requested another superb song "Make You Feel My Love". To listen to this song kindly press play below. Thanks for listening!

 Make You Feel My Love (June) by Jonah Tomada