What songs should i choose for this audition?

Question:

What songs should i choose for this audition?

There is this show comming up that is holding auditions, this show consist of songs of the american standard...i think thats from the 40s and 50s , bringing back the classics its the shows purpose ....i am a tenor and have no clue which song or songs to audition with can anybody help?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: As a music teacher, I'm more interested to find out if you can sing. I don't put as much importance on the song choice. Excpet I dislike hearing auditioners with songs like the ABC song, Happy Birthday, The Star Spangled banner. It makes me think they didn't take the time to learn something new.

Stick with songs from musicals. There are so many and they are GREAT for tenors. Think West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, Pippin, Oliver, Godspell, The King and I, The Wizard of Oz, and on and on. If not from musicals, then folk songs like Shenandoah, Loch Lomond.

Go to the library and look up Broadway solos and see what your library has to offer.