<p>We felt this way last year too, just breathe follow the advice given above and it will work out.</p>
<p>My S found songs by starting with the artists he likes. He researched all the shows they were in, found characters in the appropriate age range and then found songs that way. </p>
<p>You can also use the musical theatre anthology books, Mariann Cook from Rider has a book out Teen Pop Broadway Collection. Matt Edwards from Shenandoah also has a blog that we found very helpful. There is also some very helpful information from Dr John at Otterbein in the Otterbein section. </p>
<p>Don’t even try to figure out rhyme or reason to this process or what the auditors are thinking or looking for. As far as lessor known etc remember they’ve all heard 1000s of auditions and have likely heard it all so…follow any specific instructions on the college’s site, choose material that shows her strengths and that she connects with. Good luck!</p>