The Perry Foundation is the major supporter of Play It Strange and our flagship programme perryfoundation.org.nz The NZ Rockshop nationwide offers fantastic retail credit prizes and is a great supporter our programmes rockshop.co.nz This year 1st place also wins  an online music course from the Berklee College of Music  berkleemusic.com

1st Place -   * The Perry Foundation Award for Songwriting                   * $1,000 NZ Rockshop retail credit                   * Berklee College of Music Online course ($1,500)                   A professional recording session ($600)                   Song on the 2009 Play It Strange CD                   Play It Strange certificate 2nd - 5th Place                   NZ Rockshop retail credit ($750)                   A professional recording session ($600)                   Your song on the 2009 Play It Strange CD                   Play It Strange certificate 6th - 20th Place                   NZ Rockshop retail credit ($500)                   A professional recording session ($600)                   Your song on the 2009 Play It Strange CD                   Play It Strange certificate 21st - 41st Place                   NZ Rockshop retail credit ($150)                   A professional recording session ($600)                   Your song on the 2009 Play It Strange CD                   Play It Strange certificate 42nd - 51st Place                   Play It Strange certificate SCHOOL OF THE YEAR AWARD (for the most finalist songs) School Of The Year Award Trophy   Otumoetai College, Tauranga Congratulations!!! DAVID RICHWHITE LYRIC AWARD     David Richwhite Lyric Award Trophy Roman Birch, 'Paper Cranes', Garin College Highly Commended - Gareth Malan, 'Carry Me Home', Havelock North High School         *PEACE SONG COMPETITION    1st Place   Peace Song Award Trophy  WINNER Sala-Marlene Tyler, Papatoetoe High School  A Sibelius First, music processing program ($300)   A professional recording session ($600)  Song on the 2009 Play It Strange CD

Well done finalists!

THE TOP 52 (in 4 categories)

S o n g s  1 to 5
NOTE: THIS LIST IS RANKED  1st to 5th Place
SONG TITLE	BY	SCHOOL
Closed Windows And An Open Door	William Jackman	Onslow College	Wellington
Cake And Love And Wine	Jesse Sheehan	Wellington College	Wellington
The Holographic Loveship	Tom Watts	Wanganui High School	Wanganui
Still Standing	Kristin Macdonald	St Hilda's Collegiate School	Dunedin
Sleep	Sophie Scott-Maunder	Otumoetai College	Tauranga
S o n g s   6 to 20
NOTE: THIS LIST REMAINS ALPHABETICALLY ORDERED BY SONG TITLE (ie: it is not ranked)
SONG TITLE	BY	SCHOOL
Another Night In Vulcan Lane	Marc Pritchard	Lynfield College	Auckland
Black Madonna	Matthew Nanai	Lynfield College	Auckland
Carry Me Home	Gareth Malan	Havelock North High School	Hawkes Bay
Don't You Know	Miller Jude Christensen-Yule, Matt Innes	Northcote College	Auckland
Fully Grown	Katey Mullacrane, Fallyan Tuavi-Pomana,	Gisborne Girl's High School	Gisborne
	Helena Taitaipanui, Ripekah O'Reefe
Make It	Ezra Webber, Tiaki Eketone	Church College Of NZ	Nelson
Me Minus You	Ollie-Rey Basabas, Junior So, Fasa Elama,	Marcellin College	Auckland
	Nickolas Fa'alili, Moeaki Finau, Antoinette Teura
Miss India	Ellie David	Kaipara College	Auckland
Mix Up	Mona Sanei, Alexandra Jost, Jasmine Plows,	Epsom Girls Grammar	Auckland
	Niloofar Mohammadzadeh
One Last Question	Talia Caradus	St Hilda's Collegiate	Dunedin
Paper Cranes	Roman Birch	Garin College	Nelson
Searching For Words	Alexandra Kissling	Queen Margaret College	Wellington
That Girl	Maria English	Marsden School	Wellington
Truth	Hamish King	Papatoetoe High School	Auckland
Who Am I	Jonny Hurn	Hutt Valley High School	Lower Hutt
S o n g s   21 - 41
NOTE: THIS LIST REMAINS ALPHABETICALLY ORDERED BY SONG TITLE (ie: it is not ranked)
SONG TITLE	BY	SCHOOL
Any Last Words	Tom McDermott	Auckland Grammar School	Auckland
Cruise	Bradley Tuiavii-Busby	Aorere College	Auckland
Cursed	Rory Little, Michael Doherty, Jack Butler	Rongotai College	Wellington
Different Place	Ngawaiata Reihana, Cheyenne Naera, Tama Adams	Kaitaia College	Kaitaia
	Morgan Redovanovich, Crispin Yerkovich
Hey Mr!	Kriston Batistich	Kings College	Auckland
I Would And I Will	Ruby Tui	John Paul II High School	West Coast
LBD	Caellin Rodgers	St Hilda's Collegiate	Dundedin
Mates Before Dates	Rory Malone	Bethlehem College	Tauranga
My Dreams	Micah Livesay, Matthew Taylor,	Wanganui High School	Wanganui
	Chey Tilyard, Royce Thomas
Never Looked Away	Te Aihe Butler, Neenah Deekers-Reihana	Onslow College	Wellington
On My Own	Stevi Hill	Gisborne Girl's High School	Gisborne
Sand	Petra Bullock	Takapuna Grammar	Auckland
Sin Destino	Nicholas Mulligan	Rosmini College	Auckland
Singing In The Rain	Shayne Tiari Biddle	Lytton high School	Gisborne
Sunrise	Roseanna Gamlen-Greene	Rangi Ruru Girl's School	Christchurch
The Green Eyed Monster	Lydia Bennett	Otumoetai College	Tauranga
The Light Of Other Days	Ryan Ferris	Kaiapoi High School	Nth Canterbury
To My Sister, I Am Well	James Tsai	St Peter's College	Auckland
Tree	James Wilson	Otumoetai College	Tauranga
Two Hungry Guys	Adam Farr, Will Collins	Spotswood College	New Plymouth
Young Blonde Things	Ruby Solly	Tauhara College	Turangi
S o n g s   42 - 52
NOTE: THIS LIST REMAINS ALPHABETICALLY ORDERED BY SONG TITLE (ie: it is not ranked)
SONG TITLE	BY	SCHOOL
3am	Kaye McKee, Nick Lambert, Oliver Eaton,	Spotswood College	New Plymouth
	Ben Boardman, Tegan Coventry
All For You	Katie Hillebrand	Kaipara College	Auckland
All We Need	Nicholas Soh	Botany Downs Secondary College	Auckland
Dance Tonight	Hennie Tui	Rongotai College	Wellington
Decision; Consequence	Giorgi Meladze	Takapuna Grammar School	Auckland
Don't Cry	Mat Patrick	Otumoetai College	Tauranga
Fork In The Road	Nikii Taylor	Gisborne Girl's High School	Gisborne
Kentucky Fried Children	Anna Parsons	Onslow College	Wellington
Pandemic	Clint Milne, Jasmine Duthie	Westland High School	Hokitika
Tearing Down The Walls	Jamie Carson	Taupo-Nui-A-Tai College	Taupo
Tooth Fairy	Asher Vallen	Spotswood College	New Plymouth