Governor’s School students learn that dance is inherent to our heritage and world and that of others around us. Students are encouraged to perceive, evaluate, and understand dance as a conveyor of culture.
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Welcome.
The TN Governor’s School for the Arts will be held June 5, 2021 – June 26, 2021
APPLICATION DUE: December 1st, 2020
Be sure to complete both the Application below and the Online Student Data Form.
Students must complete and return their applications to their Guidance Counselor in time for the Guidance Office to postmark applications within the deadline.
Download the 2021 Application
Governor’s School for the Arts
Application deadline: December 1st, 2020
2021 Online Student Data Form
Please fill out the Online Data Form after you have completed the .pdf application
Auditions
If you have any questions please contact your area Chairperson or Coordinator.
Dance Auditions
Chairperson – Laurie Merriman
lmerri@ilstu.edu
Theater Auditions
Audition Coordinator – Darren Levin
Darren.levin@mtsu.edu
Music
Audition Coordinator – John McDonald
johntylermcdonald@gmail.com
Visual Art and Filmmaking
Chairperson – John Ashworth
ashworth@mtsu.edu
Our Programs:
Dance, Filmmaking, Instrumental Music Program, Vocal Music Program, Theatre, and Visual Art
Filmmaking
Filmmaking students are introduced to both the theory and technical aspects of filmmaking. Through lectures, films and hand-on experiences, students will learn the three aspects of filmmaking: pre-production, production, and post-production.
Instrumental Program
The School for the Arts provides educational instruction for students skilled in strings, wind ensemble, piano, and both choral and opera technique..
Vocal Music
The School for the Arts provides educational instruction for students skilled in strings, wind ensemble, piano, and both choral and opera technique..
Theatre
The theater school is a program of dedicated and focused study in all areas of theatrical studies, with an emphasis on the process of creating live theatre.
Visual Art
Visual Arts students learn human understanding, achievement and self-development through the study and practice of visual art.
Our Mission
The Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts exists to provide high quality arts education for gifted and talented high school students in the state of Tennessee. The pre-professional summer curriculum includes individual and group instruction designed to help each student explore and develop his or her talents in music, ballet, theatre, filmmaking, and visual art. About four hours a day, six days a week are spent working in the major area of concentration. If you are a former student, visit the Governor’s School Alumni Center. The Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts is a month long summer program for rising 11th and 12th grade students in Tennessee. Administered by the State Department of Education, we offer study programs in art, dance, filmmaking, theatre, and music. Students are selected in competitive auditions during the months of January or February. Those eligible are Tennessee residents who attend public, private and home schools within the state. Questions? – Contact Us.
Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts – Promotional Video
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ART AND FILM AT WATKINS ART AND FILM STUDENT FIELDTRIP – FRI, JUN 14
ART AND FILM AT WATKINS ART AND FILM STUDENT FIELDTRIP FRI, JUN 14 | 8:15 AM – 3 PM Watkins College of Art, Design & Film, Nashville Visit the ultra-creative Watkins campus to see what some of the area’s most talented film and art students are making in these...
FALL: CONTEMPORARY | AERIAL | DANCE DANCE STUDENT FIELDTRIP – FRI, JUN 14
FALL: CONTEMPORARY | AERIAL | DANCE DANCE STUDENT FIELDTRIP FRI, JUN 14 | 12:30 – 5 PM abrasiveMedia, Houston Station, Nashville FALL is a contemporary dance company that incorporates aerial dance (hanging from the ceiling), site-specific work (climbing on things that...
Joshua VanderVeen – GSFTA Alumnus
My name is Joshua vanderVeen, I attended the Governor’s School for the Arts for vocal music in 2013. I believe that this program is where I fell in love with the arts. Since then, I have been getting involved in any way I can. I been to other summer...
Montego Glover – Gifted Singer – Gsfta alumnus
Montego Glover was born in Macon, Georgia and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A graduate of Florida State University with a BFA in Music Theatre, Montego made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple in the roles of Celie & Nettie....
Trombonist Jeremy Wilson – Gsfta alumnus
Trombonist Jeremy Wilson is acclaimed for the versatility and lyricism of his playing as well as his insight and commitment as a teacher. Currently Associate Professor of Trombone at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, Wilson is something of a legend in...
GEORGIA STITT – composer/lyricist, pianist, and music producer – Gsfta alumnus
GEORGIA STITT is a composer/lyricist, pianist, and music producer. Her original musicals include Snow Child (commissioned by Arena Stage and directed by Molly Smith); Samantha Spade, Ace Detective (commissioned by TADA Youth Theater and written with Lisa Diana...
Holli Harrison, Soprano – GSFTA alumnus
Holli Harrison’s ‘stunning vocal beauty’ and ‘huge range, resilience and power’ have heralded her as one of America’s most promising Young Dramatic Sopranos. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Harrison is a Grand Prize Winner of the 2006 Metropolitan Opera National...
GPS Address:
1439 Faulkinberry Drive, Murfreesboro, TN
Google map link hereMailing Address:
Governor’s School for the Arts 1301 E. Main St. Box 38 Murfreesboro, TN 37132
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For Students who have completed the program.
Music Audition Coordinator
John McDonald
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Theatre Audition Coordinator
Darren Levin
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Alumni News
Cardboard Castles – Film by GSFTA Filmaking Students – doing great at festivals.
Cardboard Castles, a short film about a father who tries to prepare his daughter for his death through imaginary worlds, has …Read More »
Joshua VanderVeen – GSFTA Alumnus
Montego Glover – Gifted Singer – Gsfta alumnus
Montego Glover was born in Macon, Georgia and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A graduate of Florida State University with a BFA …Read More »
Our Programs
Theatre
The theater school is a program of dedicated and focused study in all areas of theatrical studies, with an emphasis on the process of creating live theatre.Read More »
Vocal Music
The School for the Arts provides educational instruction for students skilled in strings, wind ensemble, piano, and both choral and opera technique..Read More »
Instrumental Program
The School for the Arts provides educational instruction for students skilled in strings, wind ensemble, piano, and both choral and opera technique..Read More »
Visual Art
Visual Arts students learn human understanding, achievement and self-development through the study and practice of visual art.Read More »
Filmmaking
Filmmaking students are introduced to both the theory and technical aspects of filmmaking. Through lectures, films and hand-on experiences, students will learn the three aspects of filmmaking: pre-production, production, and post-production.Read More »
Dance
Governor’s School students learn that dance is inherent to our heritage and world and that of others around us. Students are encouraged to perceive, evaluate, and understand dance as a conveyor of culture.Read More »