The Best Audition Songs for Teens – by Vocal Type
Are you 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 teens.
By the way, if you haven’t gone through the steps to find your vocal range yet, I would definitely recommend doing so!
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First Step: Read your audition details
Please read your audition details carefully, as they sometimes specify the type of song they’d like to hear (a ballad, something uptempo, etc.). Make sure to select a song that’s appropriate for your specific casting call. Also, as you’re picking out a song, these links may be helpful:
• Backing Tracks for the Songs Below
• “Audition Songs for Teens” Spotify Playlist
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!
Altos
“Alyssa Greene” – The Prom
“Distant Melody” – Peter Pan
“I Can Hear the Bells” – Hairspray
“Kindergarten Boyfriend” – Heathers
“Live Out Loud” – A Little Princess
“Nothing Really Happened” – Is There Life After High School?
“One Perfect Moment” – Bring It On
Baritones
“All That’s Known” – Spring Awakening
“And You Don’t Even Know It” – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
“Greased Lightnin’” – Grease
“Michael in the Bathroom” – Be More Chill
“Role of a Lifetime” – Bare
“Santa Fe” – Newsies
“Stop” – Mean Girls
Basses
“Aftershocks” – Next to Normal
“Heartbeat” – Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story
“Johanna” – Sweeney Todd
“On the Street Where You Live” – My Fair Lady
“One Last Kiss” – Bye Bye Birdie
“Reindeers are Better Than People” – Frozen
“Waitin’ For The Light to Shine” – Big River
Contras
“All I Need Is an Angel” – Grease Live!
“Boy Falls From The Sky” – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
“How Can I Wait?” – Paint Your Wagon
“It Means Beautiful” – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
“Just Breathe” – The Prom
“There’s a World” – Next to Normal
“Those Magic Changes” – Grease
Psst… Here’s where you can find out your vocal type!
Mezzo-Sopranos
“Dead Mom” – Beetlejuice
“Hopelessly Devoted to You” – Grease
“Little Lamb” – Gypsy
“My Grand Plan” – The Lightning Thief
“Once You See” – Carrie
“Think of Meryl Streep” – Fame
“What It Means to Be a Friend” – 13
Sopranos
“He Was Tall” – Cinderella
“How Lovely to Be a Woman” – Bye Bye Birdie
“Ice Cream” – Anne of Green Gables
“In My Own Little Corner” – Cinderella
“Mabel’s Prayer” – Fame
“Part of Your World” – The Little Mermaid
“Saturday Alone” – Calvin Berger
Tenors
“Dreamer in Disguise” – Carrie
“Enjoy the Trip” – Bring It On
“Freeze Your Brain” – Heathers
“I Want to Make Magic” – Fame
“Sandy” – Grease
“Seventeen” – Tuck Everlasting
“The Wall in My Head” – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Want more songs? Check out these DIY Rep Books for EVERY vocal type!
Which of these audition songs for teens are in your book?
And what role are you auditioning for next? We would love to hear all about it in the comments!
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, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.