Audition Songs

Claremont Concert Audition Song

Please note that the karaoke track will be the one used at auditions. Hence rehearsing as much as possible with these tracks will give your child the best chance at success.

This is ME

I am not a stranger to the dark
Hide away, they say
'Cause we don't want your broken parts
I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars
Run away, they say
No one'll love you as you are
But I won't let them break me down to dust
I know that there's a place for us
For we are glorious

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
Look out 'cause here I come
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Another round of bullets hits my skin
Well, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink in
We are bursting through the barricades and
Reaching for the sun (we are warriors)
Yeah, that's what we've become (yeah, that's what we've become)
I won't let them break me down to dust
I know that there's a place for us
For we are glorious

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
Look out 'cause here I come
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me

Call Back song

This song must be learnt by any students who have been invited to audition for a call back. (Call backs may not be needed). It is expected that some students may struggle with certain parts of this song. It has been chosen to show the student’s range and ability to find pitch. It can be sung ‘up or down the octave’. This will be explained at a lunchtime audition workshop in Week 4. Please use the YouTube track to rehearse the melody. The original and children’s version have been provided as examples. Please note that the child vocals should not be imitated.

(Male Singing)

(Kids singing, might help to pick note but vocals are NOT to be imitated)

(Karaoke track for audition)

You will be found

Have you ever felt like nobody was there?

Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere?

Have you ever felt like you could disappear?
Like you could fall, and no one would hear?

Well, let that lonely feeling wash away
Maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay
'Cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand
You can reach, reach out your hand

And oh, someone will coming running
And I know, they'll take you home

Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
And when you're broken on the ground
You will be found