"Sing this part for me," Iris Long instructed the second contestant.
The woman did so before Iris stopped her.
"Try doing it like this instead," Iris said before increasing her notes half an octave.
The woman followed suit.
Iris nodded while murmuring, "Not bad."
She continued guiding the female contestant to sing another half an octave higher. About two minutes later, the contestant finally managed to stably sing without her voice sounding strained.
"Very good," Iris said with a satisfied smile.
The contestant's eyes sparkled. She looked at Iris as if she were a genie who granted wishes.
"Thank you, Ma'am Iris!"
Iris chuckled. She stood up and returned to the judges' table. Albert Alcala and Dina Bendita watched her with awed expressions.
"Three minutes and you managed to make her sound like a recording studio-ready artist instead of an amateur!" Albert exclaimed.
