<p>1 16 bar cut of a song i can sing a cappella
1 16 bar cut ballad with sheet music
1 32 cut upbeat with sheet music
2 full songs contrasting in styles</p>
<p>I'm beginning to get overwhelmed trying to find stuff. As for the monologues I have my classical, and i'm weighing options with the others and am less concerned. My acting professor is helping me.</p>
<p>But for the songs its just so much and literally everything i know seems to be on a do not use list. This is what I have so far that I'm thinking of</p>
<p>1 32 cut upbeat with music- Save the people from Godspell
1 16 bar cut ballad with sheet music- It Takes Two from Into the Woods (the beginning)</p>
<p>I was also thinking possibly one of the full songs could be from the show Peter Pan because I was Peter and I feel comfortable with the show, but i'm not sure which song, or any of the other things.</p>
<p>I'm a female who is taller, skinny-ish, reddish brown hair and I look on the younger side. I'm a soprano with a pretty big range going from mezzo to much higher.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any input on things i should look at or my current considerations? Thanks so much</p>
<p>First off take a deep breath. Yes I know the whole thing can be harrowing, but you will get through it. Since you know where you will be auditioning what are those schools requirements? Just focus on what they want with a back up or two. As to the songs you have listed isn’t God Save the People a “guy” song? But don’t panic, I know that others have sung opposite gender songs with good results. I would caution the use of the Sondheim song due to the fact that it can be hard for the accompanist. I don’t know any thing about the Peter Pan songs, but I am sure others will weigh in. It sounds like with your range you should have lots of options. Are you the ingenue type or perhaps a character type? That should be a good place to start. As is often advised on this site, look at songs from the Golden Age of Musicals, before 1960 for lots of good material that is not overused.</p>
<p>Many people recommend NOT using songs or monologues from shows you’ve done. I would suggest getting to a library (or online), and just listen to a ton of music. If you identify with someone, even if you think that song may be overdone, or not a keeper for other reasons, see what other shows/roles they have done, or if they have a solo album out.</p>
<p>If you want to look for older material, check out Mary Martin, since I believe she was the original Peter Pan.</p>
<p>SRW, Thanks for your input. the requirements for the schools combined is what I have listed in the first post. Also I guess I would say i’m more ingenue than character, although acting with a song is a strong point i have that makes up for not being Celine Dion haha. I agree with the Sondheim thing and I was wary of that. The sheet music or that particular part isn’t really too involved, but I still think I will keep it on the back burner unless i’m desperate. </p>
<p>As for “Save the People” it is a typically male song, but I’ve been watching that musical and singing that song for as long as I can remember. I feel really comfortable with the song and I feel like I can do it justice as a girl. Its basically the only song my gut is telling me to go with. </p>
<p>MusTheCC, Thank you also. And yeah I was wary about using things from shows I’ve been in and I didn’t really want to, but in my panic mode I resorted to what I know. </p>
<p>I’ve been looking back to older musicals and listening to various songs and asking family for input.</p>
<p>What does everyone think of some of these songs?
Promises, Promises- I’ll never fall in love again
Promises, Promises- Whoever you are
Anything Goes- Anything Goes
Pippin- I Guess I’ll Miss the Man
Pippin- Simple Joys (I know, another guy song but I’ve seen it done by some girls)</p>
<p>To MusThCC: Just curious. What is the reasoning behind not using songs from roles you’ve previously performed? What if some of those songs are just in your book vs. use as your initial audition cuts?</p>
<p>I think it is a good list. I don’t know if there is any problems singing Bacharach though. Hopefully some of our musical experts will chime in. I think posting is low due to the holiday. Anne, I also don’t understand not performing songs form shows you’ve been in either. I know my son did sing songs from shows he’d been in.</p>
<p>There isn’t anything inherently wrong with doing songs which you have sung previously in shows. But there is some danger of trying to reproduce what you did in performance, which is an entirely different context. In an audition, you don’t have an acting partner, a costume, lights, scenery, props, sound reinforcement, a storyline, and an adoring audience. Remembering all that may lead you to perform a rather pale memory rather than a vivid event. That’s why many coaches recommend against using pieces from plays you’ve performed.</p>
<p>But if you can wipe away all of those props and reconceive the song as an event between you and an imaginary person who lives and breathes in this small room, just behind the audition panel, and whom you want desperately to love you, you can indeed make these songs work. </p>
<p>nire - I really like Whoever You Are, and don’t recall that I’ve ever heard it done in an audition.</p>
<p>anne - what doctorjohn already stated Also, it may appear to be an easy, convenient choice, without as much thought given to it (That may not be true, but could be the perception, unless you really make it your own)</p>
<p>Really? It seems to me that a song you’ve done a number of times in performance is just the song to do, because you know it in and out and you are comfortable with it and there’s no part you worry about. Of course you don’t want to do a boring job with it, like it was an old shoe or something. It needs to be fresh, like anything else. But under the stress of auditions a performed song (if otherwise suitable) makes great sense to me. And like anything else it should be carefully viewed ahead of time by a clever person who can make sure you aren’t doing something that only worked in the staged version. Do schools other than UCLA have this ill will towards using performed material?</p>
Also, it may appear to be an easy, convenient choice, without as much thought given to it (That may not be true, but could be the perception, unless you really make it your own)</p>