Jury Requirements by Definition

Definitions of the different genres, sub-genres and styles of singing and performance for
the musical theater.
1. Classical Art Song. Song written to be sung in recital, typically with piano
accompaniment and often set to a poem.
2. Operatic Aria. Accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or
oratorio.
3. Operetta. The Merry Widow, The Desert Song, The Student Prince and others by Romberg,
Friml and Victor Herbert etc
4. Gilbert and Sullivan.
5. Early Musical Comedy/Tin Pan Alley or a Vaudeville Novelty Song. Up-tempo
songs that are catchy and straightforward that show charm, personality and sense of
humor.
6. Musical Comedy, pre-1943. These songs are commonly called Standards but should
not be confused with Golden Era musical theatre. Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Porter,
Irving Berlin are the places to start.
7. Golden Age. Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Loesser, late Cole Porter,
late Irving Berlin and many, many others. Something from a book musical between 1943
and the mid-1960s.
8. Top 40 songs from these different eras. These songs are not necessarily from shows.
A. 1940s/1950s pre-rock standards.
B. Early Rock and Roll
C. 1960s/1970s pop rock. Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie

Wonder, Early Beatles and others.
D. Country and Western. Real country and not pop/rock Country of the last few

years. This style should go in the next category.
E. Pop/Rock 1980s to today. Some suggestions include Elton John, Billy Joel,

Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Bonny Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey,

Rick Springfield, Melissa Ethridge, Phil Collins, Queen, Carly Simon, Donna

Summer, Sheena Easton, Janis Joplin, Beach Boys, Kelly Clarkson, Diane

Warwick, Tina Turner, Styx, Christopher Cross, Bon Jovi, Neil Diamond, Barry

Manilow, Kenny Loggins and Michael Jackson.
9. Sondheim.
10. Rock/Jukebox Musical from the late 60s to the mid-80s. Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin,
Godspell, Hair, Dreamgirls, Chess, Movin Out, All Shook Up, American Idiot, Jersey Bosy etc.
11. 1960s/1979s Show tunes (not pop/rock) Kander and Ebb, Cy Coleman, Jule Styne,
Jerry Hermann.
12. Contemporary musical theatre Frank Wildhorn, Jason Robert Brown, Ahrens &
Flaherty, Michael John LaChiusa and others.
13. Disney
14. Contemporary Art Song. Ricky Ian Gordon, Adam Guettel, Georgia Stitt, John
Bucchino.

15. Contemporary Cabaret. Kerrigan & Lowdermilk, Joe Iconis, Jeff Blumenkrantz,
Peter Mills, Seth Bisen-Hersh, Chris Miller, Scott Alan and many others.
16. Specialty number. This could be anything that shows something unique to your
special abilities. Yodel, high soprano, comedy, patter, super high belt are some possibilities.
Creative and outside the box.
17. Cuts. Regardless of style or period, audition cuts (32-bar, 16-bar and 8-bar versions).
18. Open choice Song selected through the collaboration of the voice teacher and
student or from work completed in the MTP class.
19. Student researched Song found and selected by the student. Selection should meet
with the approval of the voice teacher; dependent on the skill level and developmental
need of the student.

Vocal Training Tracks

Progression of voice and performance training for the voice lesson that best services the
development of the singing actor.
Track 1 - Classical
1. Classical Art Song
2. Opera or Operetta Aria
3. Contemporary Art Song
4. Gilbert and Sullivan
Track 2 - Book Musical
1. Musical Comedy
2. Golden Age
3. 60/79 Show-tunes
4. Sondheim
5. Contemporary MT
6. Contemporary Cabaret
7. Rock/Juke Box Musical
Track 3 - Alternative
1. Jazz
2. Top 40
3. Specialty Number

Jury Requirements by Semester

Detailed repertoire requirements for voice juries in an effort to provide guidance and
progression to the musical theater voice curriculum.

1st Year
First Semester - minimum 3 selections
1. Classical Art Song English or Italian (other languages optional according to
students ability)
2. Musical Comedy or Golden Age
3. Open choice no rock/pop
Second Semester - minimum 3 selections
1. Classical Art Song, Opera or Operetta Aria any language
2. 1960s/1979s Show tune
3. Open choice no rock/pop

2nd Year
First Semester - minimum 4 selections
1. Contemporary Art Song
2. Sondheim
3. Open choice
4. Open choice
Second Semester - minimum 4 selections
1. Gilbert and Sullivan
2. Contemporary Musical Theatre or Contemporary Cabaret
3. Open choice
4. Open choice

3rd Year
First Semester - minimum 5 selections
1. Jazz standard with improvisation
2. Open choice
3. Open choice
4. Open choice
5. Student researched
Second Semester - minimum 5 selections
1. Top 40 or Rock/Jukebox Musical
2. Open choice
3. Open choice
4. Open choice
5. Student researched

4th Year
First Semester - minimum 3 full songs, 5 cuts
1. Specialty number
2. Student researched
3. Student researched
4. 5 audition cuts two 32-bar, two 16-bar and one 8-bar