Help with audition songs!

onstage
Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:19:46 +0000

Abby, you have a pretty voice, and I would definitely put you in the soprano category. Actually, I think Trolley Song could be a good choice for an audition song. You probably want to stay away from Green Finch, though – it’s not only overdone, but it’s Sondheim, which you generally want to avoid at auditions.

Try searching through some early 20th century MT composers for good soprano ballads: Gershwin, Kern, Berlin, Coward, Weill, Porter. You’ll find a wealth of material that is good and not commonly chosen for college auditions.