A well-organized vocal repertoire can mean the difference between successful auditions and failed ones; if you have to flip through pages of music to find just the right song to impress the judges, they may become impatient and develop a negative attitude toward you. It is common at auditions to be asked to sing something besides the designated selection, so be ready to pull out the appropriate song at the appropriate moment. You will sing confidently if you know you won't waste your listener's time and try their patience while you search for songs.
Things You'll Need
Three-ring binder
Plastic sheet protectors
Tab pages
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Instructions
1
You want to make sure you don't pull out a rock song at an opera audition.
Separate the songs by genre. Simply make stacks of your sheet music according to the style of music they represent.
2
Separate your fast and slow songs in case your listener makes a request for one or the other.
Separate the music in each genre into fast and slow songs, in that order.
3
Place songs in your binder by genre.
Place songs in your three-ring binder by genre. Place a tab at the beginning of each section containing the genre description.
4
Place second tabs in each section labeled "slow" or "ballad." This lets you know that the songs after that tab are the slow songs in that genre.
5
Write a note with a marker on the sheet protector for each song that says "high," "low" or "high and low" to remind you of the vocal range of each song. If a listener wants to hear your high notes, you can easily find appropriate songs, and the same goes for songs that utilize your lower register. The "high and low" label quickly shows you which songs show off your entire range.