Watch Dean Kaelin take one musical theater singer from legit to character voice to belt to mix in a single live lesson - same technique throughout.

Dean Kaelin brings student Melissa Virgin onstage and works her live through the full musical theater gamut. You'll watch him assess her voice with bubbles and an oo scale, then use E-O, 1-2-3 and "I love to sing" to lock in what he calls the vowel behind all the vowels. From there he moves her into a legit Broadway ballad, then a cheeky character number, then a chestier take on the same song, then a mix song from Anastasia - changing only the vowel and consonant he feeds her. Along the way: consistency of tone, diphthong handling, and why small vowels go light while power needs space.