Mid Alto voice, need an audition song?!?

Question

So I have a mid-alto voice and I'm trying out for the school musical. I have NO IDEA what the musical is, but last year, I picked a really bad song. It totally didn't suit my voice range at all, even though I got myself a part.

I really don't like high notes, but if a song has a few, I'm okay with that. I can also hold notes for a really long time if they're not high or too low. Actually, I think my ability to hold notes is what AMAZINGLY got me a role last year. lmao.

So...what songs would you recommend I sing?

BONUS* do you guys know of any websites where you can listen to musical soundtracks for free. I really hate having to download stuff of iTunes when I can't even listen to the whole darn song before buying it.

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Answer 1

i think you should do "the only exception" by paramore. i think its an alto range and i think i might do it for a performance of my own. hope it helps :)

Answer 2

They Can't Take That Away From Me is a really good upbeat song, which you can improvise on, its fairly low, but shows off your range I think, I'm also a alto/mid alto and I can never find songs which suit my voice but this one's amazing!

I've also found Norah Jones numbers really good such as One Flight Down and Don't Know Why :)

Good luck for your audition!