Female Belt Songs?

[DEFYxGRAViTY721]

Posted: 6/6/07 at 5:31pm

I'm working at a summer theatre camp starting at the end of June and the director wants me to perform in the show. He's allowing me to choose my own number, but he said he wants me to use my belt voice. Does anyone have any suggestions for some great belt songs I could sing in the show?

Posted: 6/7/07 at 9:31pm

How old are you and how high can you belt?
All I can tell you is that you SHOULD NOT SING ANYTHING FROM WICKED.

[gypsiedtokill]

Posted: 6/7/07 at 10:30pm

Yeah, no Wicked. Change from A New Brain is one of my personal favorites. If you want something older, I don't know if it actually qualifies as a "belt song" since the range is so low, but I love As Long As He Needs Me from Oliver.

[Amneris]

Posted: 6/7/07 at 11:45pm

Always True To You - Kiss Me Kate
Paris Original - How To Succeed..
A Little Brains, A Little Talent - Damn Yankees
Adelaides Lament - Guys And Dolls
Perfect Relationship - Bells Are Ringing

[Sporti2005]

Posted: 6/8/07 at 12:04pm

I would classify "As Long As He Needs Me" as belt. At the end it gets up to the C/D range, so it's not SUPER high.

What kind of song are you looking for? Ballad? Comic? Or do you not care?

[LovinGoodMusicals]

Posted: 6/8/07 at 12:22pm

Thoroughly Modern Millie has some could belting songs for females ("Gimme, Gimme" or "Not For the Life Of Me" or "Forget About the Boy.")

Also, "Astonishing" from Little Women.


As you can see, I'm sticking with Sutton Foster material! Love her belt.

[DEFYxGRAViTY721]

Posted: 6/8/07 at 3:37pm

thanks everyone! I realize i was a bit vague, oops. So to answer some of your questions... I'm 15, I have a pretty high belt range for someone my age. I wasn't planning on singing anything from Wicked... it would to too hard for me =) I'm looking for any kind of belt song really. Comic or Ballad, or something else. Anything will do. Thanks so much for all your reccomendations!

[Sporti2005]

Posted: 6/8/07 at 4:40pm

"Come To Your Senses" - Tick, Tick...BOOM

It goes up to a C#, I think, so you should be able to hit it even if you don't feel 100%.

[Leah Machelle]

Posted: 6/8/07 at 5:32pm

definatley a character song or a power ballad.

character songs always please the audience, and there are many belty songs.

i would suggest:
- Adelaides Lament
- Shy
- Always A Bridesmaid
- Astonishing
- Show Off
- Dance;ten Looks; three

Those are pretty good.
Message me if you need help, kay?

[Leah Machelle]

Posted: 6/8/07 at 5:32pm

definatley a character song or a power ballad.

character songs always please the audience, and there are many belty songs.

i would suggest:
- Adelaides Lament
- Shy
- Always A Bridesmaid
- Astonishing
- Show Off
- Dance;ten Looks; three

Those are pretty good.
Message me if you need help, kay?

[Leah Machelle]

Posted: 6/8/07 at 5:33pm

definatley a character song or a power ballad.

character songs always please the audience, and there are many belty songs.

i would suggest:
- Adelaides Lament
- Shy
- Always A Bridesmaid
- Astonishing
- Show Off
- Dance;ten Looks; three

Those are pretty good.
Message me if you need help, kay?

Posted: 6/8/07 at 8:34pm

"Adelaide's Lament" is extremely overdone. Especially among teenagers.

Christ, the character has been engaged for 14 years!

[dramatothemax]

Posted: 6/9/07 at 6:49pm

Gorgeous- The Apple Tree (SO fun)
Say the Word- Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown
When Hope Goes- Spitfire Grill (my personal favorite)
Someone Else's Story- Chess
Old Clothes or Hold Down the Fort- John and Jen (Go Carolee)
Human Heart- Once on this Island
Here I Am- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

[gypsiedtokill]

Posted: 6/9/07 at 7:27pm

I LOVE Say the Word! I sang it for an audition a few months ago and got a really good response.

Also, consider On My Way from Violet.

[Sporti2005]

Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:57pm

"On My Way" is really a group song...I think it would be kind of hard to make it work solo.

[dramatothemax]

Posted: 6/9/07 at 10:05pm

Yeah it is hard, unless you're like Sutton and have people to rearrange the piece to make it a solo for you. haha

[Boq101]

Posted: 6/9/07 at 10:45pm

Broadway Baby is usually belted...

[DEFYxGRAViTY721]

Posted: 6/10/07 at 7:57pm

these are all really great. thanks everybody!
im still chossing so if you have any more suggestions, please keep em comin =)

[jaso_n]

Posted: 6/10/07 at 11:12pm

What's that great showstopper from Bat Boy? God, I can't remember the name of it.

[gypsiedtokill]

Posted: 6/10/07 at 11:36pm

jaso_n, if you're thinking about Three Bedroom House, that's a duet. Kickass song, though.

[broadwayfreak27]

Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:42pm

There's also the Diva's Lament from Spamalot.

[alphieboy]

Posted: 6/16/07 at 6:13pm

Just a few...

Summer in Ohio- L5Y
Maybe I Like it This Way- The Wild Party (Lippa)
A Change in Me- Beauty and the Beast
There are Worse Things I Could Do- Grease
Waiting For Life- Once on This Island
Fine Fine Line- Avenue Q
Astonishing- Little Women
Somewhere Thats Green- Little Shop of Horrors
Bless The Lord- Godspell

[DEFYxGRAViTY721]

Posted: 6/16/07 at 10:48pm

Haha it's funny (and sorta ironic!). I was Belle in BATB where I sang A Change in Me as well as Joanne in Godspell where I sang Bless the Lord. Both great songs, thanks for suggesting 'em (even though I can't perform them again lol) but I will defniitely look into your other suggestions!

[alphieboy]

Posted: 6/17/07 at 11:37pm

No Problem.

Here are a few more:

My New Philosophy- Your A good Man, Charlie Brown
Poor Sweet Baby- Snoopy
Ain't Got Time- Zanna Don't
The Life of the Party- The Wild Party (Lippa)
Let's Here it for the Boy- Footloose