Last Monday, July 12, Gary Valenciano visited the eleven remaining scholars inside the Academy where he gave them words of wisdom and gamely jammed with them in singing some of his hits. With his 25 years of experience in the music industry, Mr. Pure Energy certainly had a lot of lessons to share with the scholars.

The Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 scholars were pleasantly surprised by the unannounced visit of Mr. Gary V. who sat with them for an inspirational talk regarding the music industry and his own colorful career.

Gary asked each of them to tell him about how their love for music started. One by one, Hansen Nichols, Bugoy Bogoyan, Liezel Garcia, Apple Abarquez, Christian Alvear, Bunny Malunda, Iñaki Ting, Van Pojas, Miguel Mendoza, Cris Pastor, and Laarni Losala described their background and how they came to love singing.

Gary then advised the scholars to never give up on music, to sing not to impress but to express, to give their 100 percent in everything that they do, and to make sure that they touch hearts whenever they perform. He also reminded the scholars that there is a big difference between excellence and perfection.

As his talk with the scholars came to a close, he asked Bugoy to demonstrate expressive singing to stress its difference from impressive singing. While Bugoy was in the middle of his performance, Uberture host Billy Crawford entered the Academy and talked Gary V. into jamming with them.

Gary V. gamely gave in to Billy's request and sang "Shake It Off" and the remix of "Shout For Joy" while Billy and the scholars danced along with him. What will happen next inside the Academy?

Stay tuned from Monday to Friday to Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 Uberture, 5:30 PM, and Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 Primetime, after My Girl on ABS-CBN. Viewers can also watch the PDA Season 2 scholars everyday on Studio 23, 12:00-2:00 PM.