Ask Dean: Changing Keys for Singers
In this latest edition of ASK DEAN, one of our members posed the following question: QUESTION: I would really like to hear more about what…
Author: Dean Kaelin
Dean is currently serving as the Director of Education of IVTOM. He has been training singers and teachers for over 36 years from all over the world.
Ask Dean: Muscle Tension Dysphonia
In this latest edition of ASK DEAN, Becky Gilhespie asked a question about vocal strain. QUESTION: Occasionally I come across a student whose voice opens…
Ask Dean: The Larynx-Tongue Paradox
An IVTOM member asked the question: “When my students are learning to lower the larynx, most default to pushing the larynx down with the base…
What Happens at the Bridges?
Weekly Teaching Tip – July 8, 2020 by Dean Kaelin Part 1: Physiology Some Voice people say that chest is all TA and head is…
The Key Ingredient for Singing in Mix
Weekly Teaching Tip – May 4, 2020 by Dean Kaelin Many years ago, what would eventually become the core training group for teaching “Speech Level…
The Magic of ‘ng’
Weekly Teaching Tip – Feb. 24, 2020 by Dean Kaelin I have spent my entire 37 years of teaching looking for ways to help students…
Dean Kaelin: Understanding the Bridges
Weekly Teaching Tip – Feb 10, 2020 by Dean Kaelin Understanding the Bridges (Passaggi) in the Voice Question: Hi Dean, I have a question regarding…
Muscle Memory
Muscle Memory by Dean Kaelin May 6, 2019 I received the following question from a teacher: I’ve been working with an adult woman who says…
The Most Important Ingredient by Dean Kaelin
The Pitch Range of the Exercise Hello IVTOM teachers! I think as a teacher it is a really good idea every so often to go back…
The Key: Balance and Consistency of Air, Muscle and Vowel
Weekly Teaching Tip – Aug. 15, 2018 by Dean Kaelin With all things there is a complicated and an easy explanation. Sometimes we get so…
