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2005 National Secondary School Songwriting Competition
FIFTY finalists chosen for the 2005 Songwriting Competition. On Monday 29th August our esteemed judges listed below completed the task of coming up with 50 finalists for 2005. The general comment "it was tough, so many great songs".
Click here to see the TOP 50 LIST of songs
The Judges
- Stu Tolan: ZM
- Hamish Jackson: 'eight' and the Rockshop
- Jordan Luck: songwriting legend
- Emily Johanson: NZ On Air
This year prizes increased from 30 to 50 awards with the generosity of the Rockshop, NZ's premium musical instrument retailer. Take a look at the fantastic awards;
Award Prizes
- 31 - 50: Received a $100 Rockshop voucher
- 21 - 30: Received a $100 Rockshop voucher and a day in a professional recording studio (value $750) AND NOW WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THESE TEN SONGS WILL GO ON A BONUS CD!!!
- 11 - 20: Received a $500 Rockshop voucher, a day in a professional recording studio and a place on the Play It Strange CD.
- 1 - 10: Received a $750 Rockshop voucher, a day in a professional recording studio and a place on the Play It Strange CD.
- FIRST place Receives the Play It Strange Award
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A Word from our 2005 winner - Lydia Gammie
Music has always been a big part of my life. My Dad has been writing songs ever since I can remember and he has always had me perform with him at various events.
I grew up in Marlborough for 13 years and Dad and I would perform at functions around Marlborough quite regularly. I have always been part of school choirs and travelled to Japan for the 9th International Youth Musicale with Bella Voce, the Marlborough Girls College Choir. With this musical influence, I started writing songs at the age of 12.
Since then I have written close to 40 songs, each one reflecting a part of my life that I was experiencing at the time I wrote it! Growing up in the church also helped, with music being continually around me.
Last year I came 13th in the Play It Strange Secondary School Songwriting Competition, and was a finalist at CTC. This year I won the Hutt Valley High talent quest after coming second equal last year.
'They Think They're In Love' is a song about relationships at my age not being taken seriously, and everyone expecting them to just be 'phases' that we are going through!
Music will continue to be a big part of my life no matter what I decide to do in the future, and I hope that people will always enjoy what I write!
The Top-5 songs 2005
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They Think They're In Love by Lydia Gammie Hutt Valley High School, Hutt City. Listen | ||
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I Love You by Nicholas Barratt Glenfield College, Auckland. Listen |
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Bad Day by Sjan Giles-Oza Waiopehu College, Levin. Listen |
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Watching You by Mary Palamo, Jessie Petaia, Rebel Reid Papatoetoe High School Auckland. Listen |
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My Thoughts by Jessy Wadeson New Plymouth Girls High School, New Plymouth. Listen |
Statistics
| Total number of entries | 315 |
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| Male / Female | |
| Male | 44% |
| Female | 56% |
| Average Age | 16 |
| NCEA Study | |
| NCEA | 64% |
| North Is / South Is | |
| North Island | 77% |
| South Island | 23% |
| Town / City | |
| Auckland | 21% |
| Christchurch | 5% |
| Hamilton | 4% |
| New Plymouth | 4% |
| Rotorua | 4% |
| Tauranga | 4% |
| Dunedin | 3% |
| Hawkes Bay | 3% |
| Wellington | 3% |
| Ashburton | 3% |
| Palmerston North | 3% |
| Other | 43% |
| Solo / Mulitple Writers | |
| Solo | 62% |
| Multiple | 38% |
| Format | |
| CD | 77% |
| TAPE | 23% |
| VHS | 1% |
| Schools | |
| Number of schools | 148 |
| Otumoetai College | 8 |
| Ashburton College | 7 |
| Epsom Girls Grammar | 6 |
| Wairoa College | 6 |
| Bream Bay College | 5 |
| New Plymouth Boys High | 5 |
| Rangitoto College | 5 |
| Wairarapa College | 5 |
| Hastings Girls High School | 4 |
| Hutt Valley High School | 4 |
| John McGlashan College | 4 |
| Macleans College | 4 |
| New Plymouth Girls High | 4 |
| Reperoa College | 4 |
| Rotorua Girls High School | 4 |
| St Kevins College | 4 |
| Wanganui High School | 4 |
| Other | 65 |
2005 Awards night photos
THE TOP 50 SONG FINALISTS
Places 1 - 20:
| SONG TITLE | BY | TOWN/CITY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| They Think They're In Love | Lydia Gammie | Hutt City | Hutt Valley High School |
| I Love You | Nicholas Barratt | Auckland | Glenfield College |
| Bad Day | Sjan Giles-Oza | Levin | Waiopehu College |
| Watching You | Mary Palamo, Jessie Petaia, Rebel Reid | Auckland | Papatoetoe High School |
| My Thoughts | Jessy Wadeson | New Plymouth | New Plymouth Girls High School |
| T.V | Joshua Smith, Rhian Wood-hill | South Canterbury | Opihi College |
| Summer's Lament | Claire Duncan | Auckland | Lynfield College |
| Spring | Kendall Todd | Auckland | Rosehill College |
| A Friend In Need | Edward Williams, Jimmy Tariau | Auckland | Penrose High School |
| I Wanna Be Your Lover | Tane Whakatope, Kiri Gilbert, Naylor Browne | Hawkes Bay | Wairoa College |
| Remember Me | Harlen Keepa, Dustin Moruinga, Maihi Panoho | Waipu | Bream Bay College |
| Change the Script | Kirsten Taylor | Rotorua | Rotorua Girls High School |
| Give Way | Jono Sawyer, Andrew McCully, Alex Selman | Auckland | Rangitoto College |
| The Appalling Weather | Jessica Gotz | Taumarunui | Taumarunui High school |
| Innocent | Michelle Brough | Palmerston North | St Peters College |
| Why | Lorilee King | Hawkes Bay | Wairoa College |
| These Streets We Built | Pete Conway | Invercargill | James Hargest College |
| Recycled People | Daniel Dearnley | Dunedin | Bayfield High |
| Trust | Shelle Moxon-Lithgow | Rotorua | Reporoa College |
| To Blair | Rachael Baker, Charlotte Wheeler | New Plymouth | New Plymouth Girls High School |
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING LISTS ARE NOT IN PLACE ORDER
Places 21 - 30 in alphabetical order:
| SONG TITLE | BY | TOWN/CITY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hate your Hate | Russell Coldicutt | Cambridge | Berkley Middle School |
| I Wanna (Rock Out) | Ashley Strickland, Casey Greville | Hastings | Hastings Girls' High School |
| I'm Just Being Real With You | Ana Buchanan, Jahmaire Cummings | Christchurch | Aranui High School |
| It Would Be Great | James Paul | Wanganui | Wanganui High School |
| Kate | William Sklenars, Rachel Helms | New Plymouth | New Plymouth Boys High School |
| Mechanical Dream | Ross Robertson, Daniel Costello, Kane Bennett, Israel Fransen | Auckland | Orewa College |
| Mrs Julian Casablancas | Priya Sami | Auckland | Onehunga High School |
| Rebecca | Celeste Oram | Auckland | Diocesan School |
| Twisted Lines | Niamh Deighton-O'Flynn | Dunedin | Logan Park High School |
| Wanting You | Robert Werahiko, Kotua Phillips | Reporoa | Reporoa College |
Places 31 - 50 in alphabetical order:
| SONG TITLE | BY | TOWN/CITY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| And I Know | Hannah Grant | Napier | Tamatea High School |
| Away From the Noise | Graci Mills, Jonothan King | Wellington | Hutt Valley High School |
| Brookie | Stephanie Lust,Katie Johnston, Alister Rodgers,Emma Thompson,Ryan Monro | Auckland | Glendowie College |
| Fly Away Broken | Te Iria Ketu | Turangi | Tauhara College |
| Framed | Jack Philip,Charlotte Crone, Sam Clements,Jacob Whitehead, | Ashburton | Ashburton College |
| Glandular Fever | Hugh Porter, James Metherell | Auckland | Saint Kentigern College |
| Goodbye | Joseph Thompson | Tauranga | Otumoetai College |
| Greed (Collection of Prayers Before the War) | Carlos Gao | Auckland | Rangitoto College |
| I Am Free | Renee Maurice | Picton | Queen Charlotte College |
| I Don't Wanna Lose You | Hope Strickland, Jordana Holt | Auckland | Papatoetoe High School |
| Looking Away | James Bryant | Auckland | Birkenhead College |
| Me and You | Natalie Subritzky | Whangarei | Tikipunga High School |
| Party | Sam Haines, Daniel Hall, Kieran Wilson, Ben Hoyte, Joe O'Sullivan | Tokoroa | Forest View High School |
| Reminisce | Kimbra Johnson | Hamilton | Hillcrest High School |
| Return of the Butterfly | Rachael Wright | Rotorua | Rotorua Girls High School |
| Stand | Daniel Kittow, David Lewis | Matamata | Matamata College |
| Take Your Chance | Zoe Cook | Hamilton | Hillcrest High School |
| Tear In Your Eye | Bradley Dellar, Denby Strange, Bernard Wainscott | Taupo | Taupo Nui-a-Tia College |
| Wake Up | Micaela Bonnar | Auckland | Epsom Girls Grammar School |
| Without You There | Kimberley Cammell | Auckland | Epsom Girls Grammar |
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