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Click the ‘More Details’ under the song to get context, see lyrics and hear the song. To clarify, by ‘fresh’ we do not mean new, but under-done or overlooked songs that are great for auditioning.
Here are 51 fresh audition songs for altos:
1. Nobody’s Chasing Me from ‘Out of This World’
Range : F3-Bb4
Style : Uptempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Frustrated, Comedic
2. Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm from ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’
Range : C4-Eb5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Romantic, Comedic, Flirtatious
3. If He Really Knew Me from ‘They’re Playing Our Song’
Range : G3-B4
Style : Ballad
Mood : Romantic, Pivotal Moment
4. You’d Better Love Me from ‘High Spirits’
Range : A3-C#5
Style : Midtempo (Swing)
Mood : Romantic, Sassy
5. Disneyland from ‘Smile’
Range : G3-D5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Hopeful, Uplifting
6. Plant You Now, Dig You Later from ‘Pal Joey’
Range : Bb3-D5
Style : Midtempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Conniving
7. You Don’t Tell Me from ‘No Strings’
Range : Ab3-C5
Style : Midtempo Swing
Mood : Kiss-Off, Defiant, Empowering
8. Someone Woke Up from ‘Do I Hear A Waltz?’
Range : A3-B4
Style : Uptempo
Mood : Excited, Fascinated
9. That Terrific Rainbow from ‘Pal Joey’
Range : B3-Bb4
Style : Midtempo Swing (Golden Age)
Mood : Sassy, Seductive
10. How I Feel from ‘The Me Nobody Knows’
Range : G3-C5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Dramatic, Heartbreak
11. The Colors of My Life from ‘Barnum’
Range : C4-Eb5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Introspective, Romantic
12. City Lights from ‘The Act’
Range : G3-F5
Style : Uptempo Rag
Mood : Comedic, Sassy, Showstopper
13. What A Nice Idea from ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’
Range : A3-B4
Style : Midtempo (Soft Rock)
Mood : Jealous, Romantic
14. What Is A Woman from ‘I Do! I Do!’
Range : G3-Db5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Dramatic, Nostalgic
15. Old Friend from ‘I’m Getting My Act Together And Taking It On the Road’
Range : G3-Db5
Style : Ballad (Pop)
Mood : Romantic, Uplifting
16. The Music Still Plays On from ‘A New Brain’
Range : F#3-G4
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Nostalgic, Motherly
17. Millwork from ‘Working’
Range : A3-A4
Style : Ballad (Soft Rock)
Mood : Nostalgic, Emotional
18. If You Hadn’t But You Did from ‘Two On the Aisle’
Range : G3-C5
Style : Uptempo
Mood : Comedic, Break-up, Showstopper
19. Lazy Afternoon from ‘The Golden Apple’
Range : F3-C5
Style : Ballad (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Seductive
20. Ladies from ‘Destry Rides Again’
Range : G3-Bb4
Style : Midtempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Comedic, Sassy
21. How Can I Wait? from ‘Paint Your Wagon’
Range : F3-C5
Style : Midtempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Infatuated
22. Goodbye My Love from ‘Ragtime’
Range : F#3-Db5
Style : Ballad (Waltz)
Mood : Hopeful, Dramatic, Romantic
23. My Big Mistake from ‘The Will Rogers Follies’
Range : F3-D5
Style : Uptempo Swing
Mood : Romantic, Light-hearted
24. I Wish I Could Forget You from ‘Passion’
Range : A3-E5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Dark, Romantic, Dramatic
25. Change from ‘A New Brain’
Range : F3-D5
Style : Uptempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Boisterous, Outgoing
26. No Time At All from ‘Pippin’
Range : E3-A4
Style : Uptempo (Swing)
Mood : Carefree, 60s Pop-feel, Comedic
27. Our Kind of Love from ‘The Beautiful Game’
Range : G3-D5
Style : Midtempo (Waltz)
Mood : Romantic, Inspiring
28. Why Do the Wrong People Travel? from ‘Sail Away’
Range : C4-Eb5
Style : Midtempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Comedic, Wise-cracking
29. Hold On from ‘The Secret Garden’
Range : F3-B4
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Motherly, Dramatic
30. If He Walked Into My Life from ‘Mame’
Range : Bb3-D5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Regretful, Dramatic
31. It’s a Helluva Way to Run a Love Affair from ‘Plain and Fancy’
Range : G3-C5
Style : Uptempo Swing (Golden Age)
Mood : Comedic, Romantic
32. I Ain’t Down Yet from ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’
Range : Bb3-F5
Style : Uptempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Empowering, Confident
33. Turn Back, O Man from ‘Godspell’
Range : D3-D5
Style : Midtempo (Rock/Blues)
Mood : Husky, Seductive
34. Anyone Can Whistle from ‘Anyone Can Whistle’
Range : G3-C5
Style : Ballad (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Hopeful
35. Look to the Rainbow from ‘Finian’s Rainbow’
Range : Bb3-Eb5
Style : Ballad (Golden Age)
Mood : Story-telling, Inspirational
36. How Are Things in Glocca Morra from ‘Finian’s Rainbow’
Range : A3-F5
Style : Ballad (Golden Age)
Mood : Folk tune-esque, Nostalgic
37. The Best In the World from ‘A Day In Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine’
Range : F3-D5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Nostalgic, Dramatic
38. Stop, Time from ‘Big the Musical’
Range : G3-D5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Motherly, Dramatic
39. I Just Want to Be a Star from ‘Nunsense’
Range : G3-C5
Style : Midtempo (Swing)
Mood : Showstopper, Comedic, Sassy
40. Kiss Her Now from ‘Dear World’
Range : Ab3-E5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Romantic, Dramatic
41. It’s A Business from ‘Curtains’
Range : C3-Ab5
Style : Midtempo (Swing)
Mood : Comedic, Wise-cracking, Character number
42. Lucky from ‘A Little Princess’
Range : G3-C5
Style : Midtempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Jealous, Villainous, Cantankerous
43. It’s An Art from ‘Working’
Range : A3-D5
Style : Uptempo (Waltz)
Mood : Proud, Empowering
44. The Cake I Had from ‘Grey Gardens’
Range : F#3-C#5
Style : Midtempo (Swing)
Mood : Comedic, Regretful, Cantankerous
45. I’m Going Back from ‘Bells Are Ringing’
Range : Bb3-D5
Style : Uptempo (Golden Age, Jazzy)
Mood : Empowering, Finale
46. Flaming Agnes from ‘I Do! I Do!’
Range : D3-Db5
Style : Midtempo (Jazzy)
Mood : Sassy, Comedic, Confident
47. Kiss of the Spider Woman from ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
Range : G#3-G#5
Style : Midtempo (Waltz)
Mood : Dark, Menacing, Villainous
48. Special from ‘Avenue Q’
Range : F3-Db5
Style : Midtempo (Jazzy)
Mood : Sassy, Seductive, Tongue-in-Cheek
49. Teaching Third Grade from ‘Ruthless’
Range : Eb3-B4
Style : Midtempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Comedic, Sarcastic
50. The Dark I Know Well from ‘Spring Awakening’
Style: Midtempo (contemporary)
Mood: Dramatic, Story-Telling
51. Just Around The Corner from ‘The Addams Family’
Style: Midtempo
Mood: Dark comedy, Satirical, Awkwardly inspirational
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