Audition Song List

Old MacDonald (Thomas d'Urfey), Down by the Bay (Raffi Cavoukian), This
Old Man (Malcolm Arnold), Alphabet Song (both versions), The Wheels on the Bus (Verna
Hills), If You’re Happy and You Know It (Isaak Dunayevsky, revised by Alfred B. Smith), Itsy
Bitsy Spider (Iza Trapani), Shake Your Sillies Out (Raffi), Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Jane
Taylor), Head Shoulders Knees & Toes (1961 version), The “Train Song” (Tom Waits), Baby
Shark (Robin Davies), We All Sing With the Same Voice (Sesame Street), No One Like You
(Sesame Street), You Are Special (Fred Rogers), Sing a Song (Sesame Street), Rubber Duckie
(Sesame Street), Songs from Elizabeth Schwartz Book, Levin & Levin Book, NR Repertoire.

Down in the Valley (Lead Belly), If I Had a Hammer (Pete Seeger), Blowin’ in the
Wind (Bob Dylan), You Are My Sunshine (Jimmy Davis/Charles Mitchell), Home on the Range
(Daniel E. Kelly), On Top of Old Smokey (Tom Glazer), Red River Valley (Fred Mendelsohn &
Ira Mack), This Land is Your Land (Woodie Guthrie) , Greensleeves (Henry VIII), America the
Beautiful (Samuel A. Ward), Happy Birthday to You (Patty Hill)

Amazing Grace, Down by the Riverside, Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,
Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Go Tell it On the Mountain, He's Got the Whole World, Go Down
Moses, This Little Light of Mine *Many of these spirituals were written by people of African
descent, therefore we ask that you perform these songs in ways that honor their historical and
cultural context.

Dreidel (Samuel Goldfarb), Oh Hanukkah (Mordkhe Rivesman) , Let it Snow
(Sammy Cahn), Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard), Feliz Navidad (José Feliciano), All I Want
for Christmas (Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff), Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
(Ralph Blane), Silent Night (Franz Xaver Gruber), Frosty the Snowman (Walter E. Rollins),
Jingle Bells (James Pierpont)

My Favorite Things (Rogers & Hammestein) As Time Goes By (Dooley Wilson), All
the Things You Are (Frank Sinatra), When I Fall in Love (Nat King Cole), The Girl from
Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim), Here's that Rainy Day (Wes Montgomery), Somewhere Over
the Rainbow (Harold Arlend), When Sunny Gets Blue (Marvin Fisher), My Funny Valentine
(Richard Rodgers) , Days of Wine and Roses (Henri Mancini).

When You Wish Upon A Star (Pinocchio), Cabaret (Cabaret), Edelweiss
(Sound of Music), Tomorrow (Annie), What I Did for Love, Getting to Know You (The King
and I), A Time for Us (Romeo and Juliet), People (Funny Girl), Memory (Cats), Climb Every
Mountain (Sound of Music), Where is Love (Oliver), Do Re Mi (Sound of Music), Impossible
Dream (Man of la Mancha), On a Clear Day (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever), Let It Go
(Frozen), Alexander Hamilton (Hamilton), My Shot (Hamilton), Who Lives, Who Dies, Who
Tells Your Story (Hamilton), She Used to Be Mine (Waitress)

Steam Roller Blues (James Taylor; Elvis), St. Louis Blues (Bessie Smith), The Thrill is
Gone (B.B. King), Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out (Jimmy Cox; Bessie Smith),
Everyday I Have the Blues (B.B. King)
Country (Contemporary & Classic): Blue Ain’t Your Color (Keith Urban), Wasted Time (Keith
Urban), Play it Again (Luke Bryan), Tennessee Whiskey (Chris Stapleton), Better Man (Little
Big Town), Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash), As Good As I Once Was (Toby Keith), The Gambler
(Kenny Rogers), 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton), Look What God Gave Her (Thomas Rhett), Crazy (Patsy
Cline), Love Story (Taylor Swift), Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ (Charley Pride), For the First
Time (Darius Rucker)

Yesterday (The Beatles), Ramble On (Led Zeppelin), Somebody to Love (Queen),
Don’t Stop Believing (Journey), Paint it Black (Rolling Stones), Candle in the Wind (Elton
John), The Longest Time (Billy Joel), Back in Black (AC/DC), How Sweet It Is (James Taylor),
Landslide (Fleetwood Mac), The Wind Cries Mary (Jimi Hendrix), Johnny B. Goode (Chuck
Berry)

Enemies (Post Malone feat. DaBaby), Old Town Road (Lil Nas X feat.
Billy Ray Cyrus), Talk (Khalid), Make It Better (Anderson .Paak feat. Smokey Robinson), Extra
(Lucky Daye), Worthy (India.Arie), I Am Light (India.Arie), Breath (The Grouch), What’s
Golden (Jurassic 5), Alphabet Aerobics (Blackalicious), Humble (Kendrick Lamar), The Show
Goes On (Lupe Fiasco), Out of My Mind (B.o.B feat. Nicki Minaj), Schizophrenia
(XXXTentacion), Stan (Eminem), Backstabbers (Junior M.A.F.I.A.), Insane in the Membrane
(Cypress Hill), Mind Playing Tricks on Me (Geto Boys)

Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Five Foot Two, For He’s a Jolly Good
Fellow, Ain’t She Sweet, Bicycle Built for Two, Sidewalks of New York, In the Good Old
Summertime, Good Night Ladies, Goodnight Irene, When the Saints Go Marching In, Yellow
Rose of Texas, My Wild Irish Rose, Accentuate the Positive

Love Me Tender (Elvis), Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis), Hello
Dolly (Louis Armstrong), All of Me (Frank Sinatra), Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (The Andrew
Sisters), Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell), Hey Jude (The Beatles), The Sound of Silence (Simon
& Garfunkel), Blue Moon (The Marcels), Earth Angel (The Penguins), I Only Have Eyes For
You (The Flamingos), In The Still of the Night (The Five Satins), Stand By Me (Ben E. King),
Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino), One Fine Day (The Chiffons), Twist and Shout (The Beatles),
Save the Last Dance for Me (The Drifters), Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (Burt
Bacharach), Under the Boardwalk (The Drifters), La Bamba (Los Lobos)

Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler), You Light Up My Life
(Debby Boone), Desperado (The Eagles), The Rose (Bette Midler), Leaving on a Jet Plane (John
Denver), The Way We Were (Barbra Streisand), Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper), Blue Bayou
(Linda Ronstadt), Somewhere Out There (Linda Ronstadt), You've Got a Friend (Carole King;
James Taylor), I Can See Clearly Now (Jimmy Cliff), Moon Dance (Van Morrison), Three Little
Birds (Bob Marley), These Dreams (Heart), Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar), Imagine (John Lennon),
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel), Lean on Me (Bill Withers)

Wonderwall (Oasis), Waterfalls (TLC), Hold On (Wilson Phillips),
Freedom! ’90 (George Michael), Mr. Jones (Counting Crows), Don’t Speak (No Doubt), Creep
(Radiohead), Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)

Hello (Adele), Sorry (Justin Bieber), Let Me Love You (DJ
Snake & Justin Bieber), Heathens (21 Pilots), Happy (Pharrell Williams), Someone Like You
(Adele), Bad Romance (Lady Gaga), Royals (Lorde), Roar (Katy Perry)

Truth Hurts (Lizzo), Anyone (Demi Lovato), Memories
(Maroon 5), Adore You (Harry Styles), Rare (Selena Gomez), Bad Guy (Billie Eilish), Thank U,
Next (Ariana Grande), Only Human (Jonas Brothers), This Life (Vampire Weekend), Shallow
(Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga), I Don’t Care (Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber), Light On
(Maggie Rogers), Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi), Despacito (Justin Bieber, Luis Fonsi &
Daddy Yankee), You Are The Reason (Leona Lewis), ME! (Taylor Swift)

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Ritholz, M., & Robbins, C. (2003). More themes for therapy. New York, NY: Carl Fisher, LLC
Schwartz, E. (2012). You and me makes…we: A growing together songbook. Melrose, MA:
Center for Early Childhood Music Therapy, LLC

Chinese: 茉莉花 (Mo Li Hua), 美丽的草原是我的家 (The Beautiful Grassland is My Home),
山丹丹花开红艳艳 (Red Flowers Blooming over the Mountain)
月亮代表我的心 (The moon represents my heart), 沧海一声笑 (Cang Hai Yi Sheng Xiao),
童年 (Childhood), 青花瓷 (Blue and white porcelain), 千里之外 (Far away)

French: Alouette, Fais Dodo, La Vie en Rose

French Creole: Panamam Tombe, Carolina Caro

Hawaiian: Aloha Oe

Hebrew: Hatikvah, Hine Ma Tov, Shalom Chaverim, Havana Gila, Zum Gali Gali, Numi Numi,

Italian: O Sole Mio, Santa Lucia, Cuando Cuando Cuando

Japanese: Sakura, Furusato (Song of the hometown), Momiji” (Autumn leaves),
Yuyake-Koyake

Korean: 아리랑 (Arirang), 고향의 봄 (Spring in My Hometown), JajangGa 자장가 (Lullaby)

Spanish: De Colores, Los Pollitos Dicen, Arroz con Leche, A La Nanita Nana, Besame Mucho,

Guantanamera
Yiddish: Bei Mir Bist Du Schon, Tumbalalaika, Rozhinkes mit Mandlen (Raisins and Almonds)