WORSHIP TEAM AUDITIONS
AUDITION SONGS
CLICK ON THE LINKED SONGS BELOW TO LISTEN
ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC/BASS GUITAR
We Praise You – Bethel Worship
Arrangement: 0:00:00 – 0:04:30
KEYS
You Keep Hope Alive – Church of the City
Arrangement: 0:00:00 – 0:04:17
DRUMS
Won’t Stop Now – Elevation Worship
Arrangement: 0:00:00 – 0:04:20
MALE VOCALISTS
Melody (Lead): We Praise You – Bethel Worship (Video)
Audition Resources: Lyrics | Audition Audio File
AND
Harmony: Won’t Stop Now – Elevation Worship (Video)
Audition Resources: Lyrics | Audition Audio File
FEMALE VOCALISTS
Melody (Lead): Love on the Line – Hillsong Worship (Video)
Audition Resources: Lyrics | Audio File
AND
Harmony: Won’t Stop Now – Elevation Worship (Video)
Audition Resources: Lyrics | Audition Audio File
TIPS TO PREPARE FOR YOUR AUDITION
- Listen to the audition song 3-4 times prior to singing/playing along
- Listen to the audition song arrangement for your particular part/instrument
- Practice each section of the song (Chorus, Verse, Bridge, Instrumental) individually and then all together
- Vocals, practice your lead song with and without the original lead vocals
- Use the internet as a resource to help you prepare
- When you have questions, we’re here to help! worship@itownchurch.com
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
PREPARING FOR YOUR AUDITION
All audition songs are pre-selected. The links to the audition songs are provided above, along with the arrangements for those songs.
Yes, you will need to memorize the lyrics.
Lead vocals typically sing melody throughout the entire song. Harmony vocalists blend complimentary notes along with the melody to add feeling, depth, and texture to the song. A barbershop quartet is one example of blending a lead vocalist together with tenor, bass, and baritone harmonies.
We will provide a drum kit, keyboard/piano, and guitar amp. Please bring any other gear that you will need for your audition. Please bring earbuds/in-ear monitors to your audition.
DURING YOUR AUDITION
The arrangements of the songs are outlined above.
Vocalists will be asked to sing along to a “karaoke-style” track as a lead vocal, singing the melody of the song. For the second song, the vocalist will be asked to sing a harmony along with the provided melody track. Instrumentalists will play along with the provided track.
Please send an email to worship@itownchurch.com letting us know you will not be able to attend, and include when you would like to reschedule your audition.
Audition locations differ for each campus. Please reach out to worship@itownchurch.com for more details.
Audition lengths differ for each campus. Auditions generally are completed in less than 45 minutes. Please reach out to worship@itownchurch.com for more details.
Childcare will not be provided.
There will be 1-3 people facilitating your audition.
AFTER YOUR AUDITION
Our Audition Team will reach out to you within 48 hours of your scheduled audition to set up a time to talk through feedback and next steps.
The next step after a successful audition will be to join our ITOWN Infuse Team. Infuse is the training ground for all of the musicians and vocalists who are in the process of joining the worship team!
Everyone who serves on the worship team has gone through Infuse. This is where you will receive coaching on everything from tone/pitch to body language on stage. You will also gain knowledge and experience with songs, parts and service flow.
The goal of Infuse is to build confidence, create unity and develop worship leadership skills.
