Expert: Wanda Reinholdt - 10/25/2007

Question
Hi!

I am a thirteen year old girl who is hoping to audition for a pantomime in one week (short notice-I know!). I am an alto and I wondered if you could suggest a song (perferably from a well known musical) that I could sing.

Thank you!

Answer
Hi Meli.  Thanks for writing...

1 week?  Oh my goodness.  That is not a lot of time at all to prepare.  Let's see what we can do...

As with others who have written who are looking for actual pieces to do, I am going to tell you as well that to choose a piece well for someone, it is not enough just to know that they are an alto or a soprano.  There are other things to consider - experience, what they look like, how they perform,...

So I'm not going to give you any specific pieces.  However, since you are only a week away from your audition, here are a couple musicals to check out that might give you something to work at (go to your local library to listen to them):

Annie
White Christmas

If you are not able to find anything at your library, find a local vocal coach or instructor and ask them for some help with finding a song.  

I hope that helps.  Let me know how it goes.

Wanda