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Antonio Garcia - On the Horizon

Antonio Garcia – On the Horizon

Where do you see yourself going from here?
What’s on the horizon for you?

Well, where we go from here really depends on the myriad of possibilities we try to pull in at one time. We are now opening up a new facility. For instance here at VCU music we have a renovated music center [...]

Antonio Garcia - Where I am Today

Antonio Garcia – Where I am Today

What led you to where you are today?
When I was a kid, I was really fascinated with the emotional rush of playing music. As a teenager looking for an outlet, I would move from time at the piano, to time at the guitar, to time at the trombone, then I’d go on to write music, [...]

Antonio Garcia - Getting Started

Antonio Garcia – Getting Started

How did you get started?

I got started in music when I was eight or nine. My parents had an upright in the house and encouraged everyone to take piano lessons. For awhile, I was doing some guitar and enjoying that and eventually I started playing some piano reading the guitar symbols on the sheet music [...]

Antonio Garcia: Video : Having Something To Say

Being a skilled orator only is a nice skill to have for a public speaker but that skill only works if you actually have something to say. Antonio Garcia explains why it’s the same for music and musicians.