Most large audition calls for musical theatre, both professionally and in larger school situations, specify that those auditioning bring in a “16 bar” excerpt. The professionals in musical theatre often complain thatsingers don't know how to construct an appropriate 16 bar audition, either in choosing a song or in editing an excerpt. With this new series, that problem is solved forever! Editor Michael Dansicker, a composer/producer/musicdirector, is a seasoned musical theatre veteran, with 100 Broadway credits. He brings his expertise and broad knowledge of the literature to this series. Each excerpt has been given a thoughtful, graceful and effective form. Nomore illegible scribblings for the poor audition accompanist! An enormous variety of literature is represented, from old standards to movie songs to the latest Broadway and Off-Broadway material. With 100 songs per volume, anysinging actor, whatever his or her talents and strong suits, will have many choices. In the preface, the editor gives valuable pointers on the nature of a good audition and some factors in choosing songs.
Restless Heart
Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
Sunset Boulevard
You Are Beautiful
Stay
Out There
The Bells Of Notre Dame
Heaven's Light
All Good Gifts
All I Need Is The Girl
Wish You Were Here
Once In A Lifetime
Santa Fe
One Song Glory
Go The Distance
No Moon
I Can't Stand Still
Mama Says
Son Of Man
Come With Me
I'm Martin Guerre
And This Is My Beloved
What Is It About Her?
Elaborate Lives
Fortune Favors The Brave
Man
Any Dream Will Do
Proud Of Your Boy
Tragedy
I've Just Seen Her (As Nobody Else Has Seen Her)
Who Am I?
I Believe In You
Beautiful Girls
Being Alive
I Will Follow You
Boy For Sale
I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise
Bring Him Home
Marianne
Close Every Door
Easy To Love (You'd Be So Easy To Love)
Ev'ry Street's A Boulevard (In Old New York)
Fanny
Fifty Million Years Ago
Friend Like Me
Here, There And Everywhere
I Am In Love
I Do Not Know A Day I Did Not Love You
I Have Dreamed
I Know About Love
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
If I Loved You
Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?)
Just Once
King Herod's Song
Let It Be
Like A God
Lonely House
The Long And Winding Road
Love Can't Happen
Love Changes Everything
Make Someone Happy
Makin' Whoopee!
Mister Cellophane
My Baby Just Cares For Me
On The Street Where You Live
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
Put On Your Sunday Clothes
She Wasn't You
Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Sometimes When We Touch
Standing On The Corner
Starlight Express
Stranger In Paradise
Take The Moment
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
This Is The Moment
With You On My Arm
Tomorrow Belongs To Me
Too Much In Love To Care
We Kiss In A Shadow
When The Children Are Asleep
Where Or When
Why God Why?
Why Should I Wake Up?
Willkommen
With A Song In My Heart
To Each His Dulcinea
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
You Are Never Away
You're My Girl
Younger Than Springtime
I Really Like Him
The Flower Garden Of My Heart
Shipoopi
The Shortest Day Of The Year
Those Magic Changes
Mooning
I Like Ev'rybody
Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
Sunset Boulevard
You Are Beautiful
Stay
Out There
The Bells Of Notre Dame
Heaven's Light
All Good Gifts
All I Need Is The Girl
Wish You Were Here
Once In A Lifetime
Santa Fe
One Song Glory
Go The Distance
No Moon
I Can't Stand Still
Mama Says
Son Of Man
Come With Me
I'm Martin Guerre
And This Is My Beloved
What Is It About Her?
Elaborate Lives
Fortune Favors The Brave
Man
Any Dream Will Do
Proud Of Your Boy
Tragedy
I've Just Seen Her (As Nobody Else Has Seen Her)
Who Am I?
I Believe In You
Beautiful Girls
Being Alive
I Will Follow You
Boy For Sale
I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise
Bring Him Home
Marianne
Close Every Door
Easy To Love (You'd Be So Easy To Love)
Ev'ry Street's A Boulevard (In Old New York)
Fanny
Fifty Million Years Ago
Friend Like Me
Here, There And Everywhere
I Am In Love
I Do Not Know A Day I Did Not Love You
I Have Dreamed
I Know About Love
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
If I Loved You
Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?)
Just Once
King Herod's Song
Let It Be
Like A God
Lonely House
The Long And Winding Road
Love Can't Happen
Love Changes Everything
Make Someone Happy
Makin' Whoopee!
Mister Cellophane
My Baby Just Cares For Me
On The Street Where You Live
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
Put On Your Sunday Clothes
She Wasn't You
Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Sometimes When We Touch
Standing On The Corner
Starlight Express
Stranger In Paradise
Take The Moment
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
This Is The Moment
With You On My Arm
Tomorrow Belongs To Me
Too Much In Love To Care
We Kiss In A Shadow
When The Children Are Asleep
Where Or When
Why God Why?
Why Should I Wake Up?
Willkommen
With A Song In My Heart
To Each His Dulcinea
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
You Are Never Away
You're My Girl
Younger Than Springtime
I Really Like Him
The Flower Garden Of My Heart
Shipoopi
The Shortest Day Of The Year
Those Magic Changes
Mooning
I Like Ev'rybody
| Arrangement | Tenor |
| Genres | Broadway, Film and TV, Musicals |
| NumberOfPages | 176 |
| Media | Book(softcover, stapled) |
| Publisher | Hal Leonard |
| Contributors | Dansicker, Michael(Arranger) |
| ISBN | 9780634064425 |
| UPC | 073999501704 |