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Question:i have to pick a song for my recital (preferably one that isnt that fast, i dont want to have a whole band playing with me) any suggeations?


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Some good show tunes (I put * next the ones I think are the best - even if some of them may be obscure):

*In My Own Little Corner - Cinderella (Rogers and Hammerstein)
Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful - Cinderella
*Far From the Home I Love - Fiddler on the Roof
Oh What A Beautiful Morning - Oklahoma
Many a New Day - Oklahoma
I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say No - Oklahoma
*So In Love - Kiss Me Kate
I Hate Men - Kiss Me Kate
*Ain't Misbehavin' - Ain't Misbehavin'
Funny Honey - Chicago
Roxie - Chicago
Doin' What Come Naturally - Annie Get Your Gun
They Say that Falling In Love is Wonderful - Annie Get Your Gun
Moonshine Lullaby - Annie Get Your Gun
I Got Lost In His Arms - Annie Get Your Gun
I Got the Sun in the Morning - Annie Get Your Gun
*Anyone Can Whistle - Anyone Can Whistle
How Lovely to Be a Woman - Bye, Bye Birdie
*Put on a Happy Face - Bye, Bye Birdie
One Boy - Bye, Bye Birdie
Spanish Rose - Bye, Bye Birdie
Cabaret - Cabaret
*The Simple Joys of Maidenhood - Camelot
Mister Snow - Carousel
*If I Loved You - Carousel
You'll Never Walk Alone - Carousel
*Nothing - A Chorus Line
It Needs Work - City of Angels
Another Hundred People - Company
Here's to the Ladies Who Lunch - Company
They Can't Take That Away From Me - Crazy For You
But Not For Me - Crazy For You
A Little Brains, a Little Talent - Damn Yankees
Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets - Damn Yankees
Make Someone Happy - Do Re Mi
Mabel's Prayer - Fame
I Wanna Make Magic - Fame
*Think of Meryl Streep - Fame
*How are Things in Glocca Mora - Finian's Rainbow
If this Isn't Love - Finian's Rainbow
*Look to the Rainbow - Finian's Rainbow
When did I Fall in Love - Fiorello!
The Very Next Man - Fiorello!
I Enjoy Being a Girl - Flower Drum Song
*Love Look Away - Flower Drum Song
People - Funny Girl
*Adelade's Lament - Guys and Dolls
If I Were a Bell - Guys and Dolls
Small World - Gypsy
Ribbons Down My Back - Hello, Dolly!
Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
*I Know Things Now - Into the Woods
*On the Steps of the Palace - Into the Woods
Last Midnight - Into the Woods
*This is the Moment - Jekyll & Hyde (good for male or female, not easy)
My Lord and Master - The King and I
Hello Young Lovers - The King and I
Getting to Know You - The King and I
*Something Wonderful - The King and I
The Miller's Son - A Little Night Music
*What Do You Want of Me - Man of La Mancha
Little Bird, Little Bird - Man of La Mancha
The Impossible Dream - Man of La Mancha (good for male or female, not easy)
*Feed the Birds - Mary Poppins
Meet Me in St. Louis - Meet Me in St. Louis
*I Dreamed a Dream - Les Mis
Castle on a Cloud - Les Mis
On My Own - Les Mis
Goodnight My Someone - The Music Man
Will I Ever Tell You? - The Music Man
Till There Was You - The Music Man
*Wouldn't It be Lover-ly - My Fair Lady
Without You - My Fair Lady
Just You Wait - My Fair Lady
Om-pa-pa - Oliver!
As Long As He Needs Me - Oliver!
*Happily Ever After -Once Upon a Mattress
Hey There - The Pajama Game
*Summertime - Porgy and Bess
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Show Boat
Bill - Show Boat
*Unexpected Song - Song and Dance
A Cockeyed Optimist - South Pacific
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-a My Hair - South Pacific
Bali-Ha'i - South Pacific
*It Might as Well be Spring - State Fair
The Worse Pies in London - Sweeney Todd
Green Finch and Linnet Bird - Sweeney Todd
By the Sea - Sweeney Todd
I Feel Pretty - West Side Story
A Little Bit in Love - Wonderful Town

Hope that helps, let me know what you decide to do would you?

Well, what are you? (An alto, soprano, mezzo)