Changes

In its history, GQ has never* had members audition for solos, avoiding the political frustrations that arise from competition in the group as well as freeing up time to actually rehearse the music. For the first couple years, the music directors would assign solos at their discresion, however that has since changed. Now, the group decides together who will solo in a given semester, prioritizing the first-years and the seniors, and then those people who are soloing (or dueting, as the case may be) will choose what songs they would like to sing (subject to ratification by the group/directors). This leads to a very diverse set of songs each semester that showcases the unique musical interests of all of the group members.

After the songs are decided, the music directors meet with the arrangers and decide who will arrange each song and by when it will have to be arranged. In certain circumstances, the group may ask an alum to arrange a song for the group.