43 The Best Audition Songs for Kids – by Time Period
Are you or your child getting ready for an important audition? Well, first you should check out our giant database of audition songs for specific musicals. But if your show hasn’t yet been covered by us, or if you’re just looking to expand your repertoire, you can go through this list of audition songs for kids/trebles.
By the way, if your vocal range lies between A3-F5, and you haven’t reached vocal maturity yet, you would be considered a treble! If you haven’t gone through the steps to find your vocal type yet, I would definitely recommend doing so!
And here’s our “Audition Songs for Kids” Spotify Playlist!
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Quick Tip: For easy access to each song’s sheet music, backing tracks, music, time period, and vocal type info, just follow any of the links below!
Golden Age Songs for Kids (1940-1959)
“Big Mole” – Lost in the Stars
“Dites-Moi” – South Pacific
“Gary, Indiana” – The Music Man
“I Gotta Crow” – Peter Pan
“I Won’t Grow Up” – Peter Pan
“So Long, Farewell” – The Sound of Music
1960s Songs for Kids
“Consider Yourself” – Oliver!
“I’d Do Anything” – Oliver!
“My Best Girl” – Mame
“The Perfect Nanny” – Mary Poppins
“Truly Scrumptious” – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
“Where Is Love?” – Oliver!
1970s Songs for Kids
“Lullaby From Baby to Baby” – Runaways
“Maybe” – Annie
“Neat to Be a Newsboy” – Working
“Not While I’m Around” – Sweeney Todd
“Tomorrow” – Annie
1980s Songs for Kids
“Castle on a Cloud” – Les Misérables
“Getting Tall” – Nine
“Giants in the Sky” – Into the Woods
“I Know Things Now” – Into the Woods
“Little People” – Les Misérables
1990s Songs for Kids
“I Want to Know” – Big
“My New Philosophy” – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
“No Matter What” – Whistle Down the Wind
“Round-Shouldered Man” – The Secret Garden
“Santa’s Little Teapot” – Nuncrackers
2000s Songs for Kids
“Counting Down to Christmas” – A Christmas Story
“Electricity” – Billy Elliot
“I Know It’s Today” – Shrek
“Picture Show” – Bonnie & Clyde
“Up on the Fridge” – Dear Edwina
2010s Songs for Kids
“Almost Nearly Perfect” – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“Everlasting” – Tuck Everlasting
“Good Girl Winnie Foster” – Tuck Everlasting
“Middle of a Moment” – James and the Giant Peach
“Ring of Keys” – Fun Home
Comedic/Character Audition Songs for Kids
“Abigail” – Dear Edwina
“Born to Entertain” – Ruthless!
“Come to the Fun Home” – Fun Home
“Let Me Entertain You” – Gypsy
“My Party Dress” – Henry and Mudge
“What If” – The Addams Family
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Which of these audition songs for kids are in your book?
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.