<p>I’ve read that you need to stay age and gender- appropriate for your college auditions. Does this rule out pieces sung by more than one person? Because I’ve been considering a couple of those. The notable downside I see is that it’s much more difficult to act them.</p>
<p>Do you mean a duet? And you would play both roles? Very simple. No. Don’t do it. Simple rule: Do what you would do on stage in a produced book musical.</p>
<p>No, i don’t mean a duet. I mean when everyone is singing the same thing at the same time. I don’t know what it’s called specifically.</p>
<p>Might be important to note one of the songs I’m considering that is one of these types of song is You’ll never Walk Alone.</p>
<p>It’s a lovely song. But I believe when Nettie sings it, it is a solo. Been a long time since I’ve done the show, but I’m relatively certain this is true. You can also take a section that Julie Jordan sings without the choral backup fairly easily.</p>
<p>I don’t know which version I have, but it starts as a solo and ends with the whole chorus joining in. I was just wondering what the general rule is for pieces like that. Like, is it completely taboo or does it depend on the song?</p>
<p>Its a fine piece. You only need 16 - 32 bars for most auditions. Sing it if it fits your range. It’s a moderately popular audition song.</p>
<p>Oh. Make certain you have read the play and know the character well. Play the moment in the show. In this case it makes a difference. One is Nettie comforting Julie after (oh… what’s his name… the lead. Billy?) dies the other takes place at the end of the show when the daughter is graduating. Really big difference. Don’t be surprised during the audition if you get asked about the play/moment. (you have music to the latter)</p>