Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts http://gsfta.com Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:29:00 +0000 http://snappages.com en Directions and Location Info for 2012 GSFTA Auditions http://gsfta.com/blog/2011/12/16/directions-and-location-info-for-2012-gsfta-auditions http://gsfta.com/blog/2011/12/16/directions-and-location-info-for-2012-gsfta-auditions Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:29:00 +0000 http://gsfta.com/blog/2011/12/16/directions-and-location-info-for-2012-gsfta-auditions Please click the link below to download directions and locations for the 2012 GSFTA Auditions.

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Click here to access audition schedules for each arts program.

]]> 2012 Governor's School for the Arts Schedule and Dates http://gsfta.com/blog/2011/08/07/2012-governors-school-for-the-arts-schedule-and-dates http://gsfta.com/blog/2011/08/07/2012-governors-school-for-the-arts-schedule-and-dates Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:04:00 +0000 http://gsfta.com/blog/2011/08/07/2012-governors-school-for-the-arts-schedule-and-dates 2012 School Session:

Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 - Friday, June 29th, 2012

Important Dates to Remember:

Registration - Sunday June 3rd, 2012
Parent Day - Saturday, June 16th, 2012
Check-Out - Friday, July 1st [...]]]> 2012 School Session:

Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 - Friday, June 29th, 2012

Important Dates to Remember:

Registration - Sunday June 3rd, 2012
Parent Day - Saturday, June 16th, 2012
Check-Out - Friday, July 1st

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There is no cost to attend for those who are selected, and students receive college credit for their participation.

“The intent of the program is to build upon existing competencies and to enhance them in several ways,” said Director Raphael Bundage. “The school nurtures the skills already possessed by the student and encourages new ideas and competencies by exposing them to practices in other arts. In addition, we strive to enhance critical thinking about the way art relates to life and to broaden students perceptions as individuals in the 21st century,” Bundage added.



Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts Director Raphael Bundage with Nashville students Aubrey Kazimi, Andrew Gilstrap and Abby Taylor, who participated in auditions last week to choose participants for the program this summer.




“Students who are accepted to the Governor’s School must commit to the entire four-week term, including weekends,” said Dean of Students Lynda Hawkersmith. “Students live in dormitories and eat together in the school cafeteria. Faculty and counselors supervise student classes, activities, recreations, dorm living and performances."

“All students attend nightly programs that provide demonstrations, slide shows, films, lectures, and outstanding performing artists and ensembles,” Hawkersmith said. “In addition, all students have the opportunity to learn fundamental concepts about art forms other than their particular specialties."

Jerry Reed, chair of the music division of the Governor’s School, explained “students in music participate in one of the following groups: orchestra, wind ensemble, chorale, or piano ensembles. They take classes in theory and participate in a chamber music or opera workshop. They also rehearse within their groups and present several concerts, as well as a finale performance, which is open to the general public.”

“Theatre students participate either as designers and technicians or as stage performers. Technicians and designers study scenic design, sound technology, lighting design, costuming, makeup and other forms of stagecraft,” Bundage said. “Stage performers study acting, mime, stage combat, voice, stage movement, and other aspects of the performing arts. All students in theatre work as an ensemble company to produce a major theatrical production for the finale performance.”

“Students in visual arts take classes in clay, drawing, painting, filmmaking, graphic design, computer-based design, sculpture and printmaking,” Hawkersmith said. “All art students produce work which is displayed to the public in the art gallery and at the finale performance. Ballet students take classes in ballet and pointe technique, modern dance, jazz and other dance forms, as well as character and makeup. In addition, they produce a major dance performance, which is presented at the finale performance,” Hawkersmith said.



Laura Kulp, Christine Isley, Alicia Meadors and Angela Tipps at the vocal auditions for the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts.





“Classes and rehearsals take place Monday through Friday and weekends are filled with rehearsals, individual practice or studio time, as well as extracurricular activities,” Reed said.

“Each evening, programs include performances by faculty, guest artists and performers, regional performing groups, lectures, slide or film presentations, and student generated performances,” Reed added.

The Arts Education program of the State Department of Education oversees the curricula offerings and standards in visual art, music, theatre, and dance. Curricula frameworks are published for Tennessee schools and include appropriate goals for these disciplines.

“We keep track of our students as they transition through college and beyond. This enables us to keep a record of the number of students who continue on with their discipline into careers as professional artists, performers and educators in the arts,” Hawkersmith said. "Numerous former students now hold jobs in orchestras of international repute, such as the Orchestra Symphonique de Montreal, or work as supporting musicians for companies such as the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Many former dance, visual art and theatre students now work as designers, technicians, actors and dancers on and off Broadway and in national television and film projects."

“In addition, a great number of past students are now teachers in the arts, many returning to their own communities to complete the circle of arts education,” Bundage said.

]]> Directions and Location Info for 2011 Governor's School Auditions http://gsfta.com/blog/2011/01/09/directions-and-location-info-for-2011-governors-school-auditions http://gsfta.com/blog/2011/01/09/directions-and-location-info-for-2011-governors-school-auditions Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:30:00 +0000 http://gsfta.com/blog/2011/01/09/directions-and-location-info-for-2011-governors-school-auditions Auditions for the 2011 session are now closed. Thank you for your interest! Be sure to check back in the fall for information on how to apply for the 2010 session. [...]]]> Auditions for the 2011 session are now closed. Thank you for your interest! Be sure to check back in the fall for information on how to apply for the 2010 session.

For directions and location information, please click the the link below for the area in which you are going to audition.







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Zoe Jarman, a former Theatre student at Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts, will appear on an episode of NBC's "The Office" on Thursday, November 4th. The name of the episode is "Christening", and Zoe will be playing a [...]]]>
Zoe Jarman, a former Theatre student at Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts, will appear on an episode of NBC's "The Office" on Thursday, November 4th. The name of the episode is "Christening", and Zoe will be playing a character named Carla.

Please tune in and join GSFTA as we offer Zoe our congatulations. We are very proud of her!



]]> Deadline for 2011 Applications http://gsfta.com/blog/2010/09/21/deadline-for-2011-applications http://gsfta.com/blog/2010/09/21/deadline-for-2011-applications Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:30:00 +0000 http://gsfta.com/blog/2010/09/21/deadline-for-2011-applications Apply now to avoid missing out! [...]]]> Apply now to avoid missing out!

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We understand that this later date could interfere with some auditions or deadlines placed by [...]]]>
We understand that this later date could interfere with some auditions or deadlines placed by other Arts schools/intensives. If this is the case with you, please give us a call or send an email to: gjrobins@mtsu.edu (School Coordinator); or the following division chairs:

Music: jerry.reed@lipscomb.edu
Theatre: jmauldin@mtsu.edu
Visual Art: ashworth@mtsu.edu
Dance: nammerma@mtsu.edu
Film: pouria110@gmail.com

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