Revitalising your repertoire: Money Notes!

When a singer is able to sing strongly and use their breath well, all sorts of options are opened up as to what they can sing. And since there’s nothing better than hearing good singing and good music, here are a few examples of songs with big, long notes, perfect for showing off your voice. We call these notes “The Money Notes”.

“Someone Like You” from Jekyll and Hyde

This song is great for the belters, and can be trimmed easily for an audition. Note how cleverly on the top notes of the melody all the vowels are open, giving the singer a great chance to show power. Sung here by the incredible Linda Eder.

“I Happen To Like New York” from The New Yorkers

Cole Porter wrote this short and concise song, and it can be sung by both men and women. It has a gentle start and a big build to finish, and coming in at under two minutes it is useful for auditions. Make sure it’s in the perfect key for your voice, to show your top notes.

In this version it starts at 1.05.

“Anthem” from Chess

This popular ballad still resonates with us all, and is a useful piece of repertoire for any man with a top G! It’s also a great breathing exercise- see how many words you can get out before needing to breathe. The orchestral interlude in the middle of it can be cut easily.

“Me” from Beauty and the Beast

A male with a baritone range (or low tenor) will be very suited to this song. Remember to start each phrase strongly, and not just get louder at the end of the phrases, as the notes rise. Check out a very young Hugh Jackman in this recording

“Let It Go” from Frozen

Keeping on a Disney track, this Oscar winning song is destined to become a modern day classic. With a very large range, it’s a difficult song to sing evenly, especially as some phrases start very high. You’ll definitely need to use Warm Me Up’s ‘Extending The Range’ section for this one!