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Question:Anyone know of any that are good for an alto to practice with?

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

Many a New Day - Oklahoma
Lullaby of Broadway - 42nd Street
42nd Street - 42nd Street
*Ain't Misbehavin' - Ain't Misbehavin'
*Anyone Can Whistle - Anyone Can Whistle
*If I Loved You - Carousel
They Can't Take That Away From Me - Crazy For You
But Not For Me - Crazy For You
***Make Someone Happy - Do Re Mi
*How are Things in Glocca Mora - Finian's Rainbow
If this Isn't Love - Finian's Rainbow
*Look to the Rainbow - Finian's Rainbow
Let Me Entertain You - Gypsy
I Know Things Now - Into the Woods
*Feed the Birds - Mary Poppins
Meet Me in St. Louis - Meet Me in St. Louis
Castle on a Cloud - Les Mis
*Wouldn't It be Lover-ly - My Fair Lady
Om-pa-pa - Oliver!
It's a Fine Life - Oliver!
The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow - Annie
Put on a Happy Face- Annie
Give My Regards to Broadway - George M!
**Moonshine Lullabye - Annie Get Your Gun
**There's No Business Like Show Business - Annie Get Your Gun
**Doin' What Comes Naturally - Annie Get Your Gun
**I Got the Sun in the Morning and the Moon at Night - Annie Get Your Gun
You Can't Get a Man With a Gun - Annie Get Your Gun
**They Say it's Wonderful - Annie Get Your Gun
**I Can't Say No - Oklahoma!


Ignore Grace O's suggestions:
Pajama Game isn't bad but music from Wicked, Rent and Chicago is tougher. I've only started listening to Legally Blonde in the last week or so but sounds like it's at least moderately difficult. Stick with the traditional shows and you should be good. Rogers and Hammerstein is your best bet, while Irving Berlin, and Gershwin are other options.

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

well I am an alto and I did easy street from "Annie"

Any song for:
Pajama Game- Babe
Wicked- Elphaba
Rent- all female characters are either mezzo-soprano or alto
Legally Blonde- Paulette ( I don't think the books out for it yet though)
Chicago- Velma