Long time student and recent Brett Manning Associate, Sophie Shear, is getting ready to perform a Mariah Carey song. Being an artist herself, Sophie doesn't want to perform the song exactly like Mariah, she wants to make it her own. She's enlisted the help of style expert, Dave Brooks. Dave has worked with countless students and artists to help develop their own style of singing.

In this lesson you can see and hear the change as Dave coaches Sophie through one of Mariah Carey's most difficult songs. Dave explains how to mix passion and reason to make tasteful music, as well as how to communicate, not just sing, to your audience.