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Musical theatre

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Dlb100 · 07/08/2019 13:31

Can anyone suggest any good musical theatre songs for a boy aged12-13 please? His voice has not broken yet so male songs are too low but he's not in a child's voice range either. Finding it difficult to find suitable songs at present so any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Raera · 07/08/2019 13:38

Look for ones sung by alto voice perhaps?
Climb every mountain comes to mind.

FenellaMaxwell · 07/08/2019 13:41

Electricity from Billy Elliot

Secretlifeofme · 07/08/2019 13:44

What about the one that Gavroche sings in Les Mis? I think it's called 'Little People'

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EllenEyewater · 07/08/2019 13:51

There’s a fine, fine line - Avenue Q (it’s one of the clean songs!)
I’d Do Anything - Oliver

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Dlb100 · 07/08/2019 13:53

Billy Elliot (Elton John version) is perfect for him and has been singing this one for a little while now 👍

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IvanaPee · 07/08/2019 13:57

Consider Yourself - Oliver

I Can Go The Distance - Hercules

Never Had A Friend Like Me - Aladdin

Just Can’t Wait To Be King - The Lion King

Happiness - You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown

When I Grow Up - Matilda

Electricity - Billy Elliot

A Letter From Charlie Bucket - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

Hattie78 · 07/08/2019 14:07

Giants in the Sky from Into the Woods.

Comefromaway · 07/08/2019 14:14

Ds has just come through this stage (from boy soprano to developing baritone)

Songs he sang durig his transition were

Purpose (Avenue Q)
Somone Else's Skin (Catch Me if you Can)
Waving through a Window (Dear Evan Hansen)
Proud of Your Boy (Aladdin Stage version)
If the World Turned Upside Down (Finding Neverland)
King of the Swingers (Jungle Book)
Expressing Yourself (Billy Elliott)

Comefromaway · 07/08/2019 14:18

Also its not MT but I have a recording of ds singing Writing on the Wall (James Bond theme) just before his voice broke and its gorgeous.

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Dlb100 · 07/08/2019 14:27

He loves Waving through a window but the lowest notes are just a little low at the moment for him. He's done expressing yourself, proud of your boy, (one of my favourites) giants in the sky, Little people, corner of the sky, I can go the distance and Electricity.

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Comefromaway · 07/08/2019 15:17

Ds used a transposed version of Waving. Around that sort of time we were really flexible, we would buy the music from musicroom.com and he would sing in a differnt key from week to week depending on where his voice was sitting.

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