Music

Academy Orchestra, chamber groups, Jazz Band, Academy Singers (chorus), The First (auditioned advanced chorus), annual Winter Musical, and an a cappella group—opportunities abound for students to explore their interest in music and develop their instrumental and vocal talents. Govs musicians have successfully auditioned into the MMEA Northeastern District Festival and the MMEA All-State Festival as singers and instrumentalists.

A conductor stands on a stage addressing a band in the foreground, with rows of empty seats in the background.

 

Music Courses

Music Theory
Intro to Guitar
Intro to Piano & Percussion
Electronic Music & Recording
American Music History
Orchestra
Jazz Band
Chorus  
Advanced Chorus
Advanced Composition
Small Ensembles
Independent Study

A choir director gestures energetically in front of a group of singers holding sheet music, with rows of empty pews and arched windows visible in the background of a bright, ornate hall.

 

A young man plays the drums in the foreground while another musician plays a double bass in front of a light-colored wall in the background.

 

Musician Spotlight

Despite picking up drumsticks for the first time only a few years ago, YJ '25 has been an anchor for both the jazz band and orchestra for four concert seasons. Excelling in his role as a percussionist is not enough for YJ, who spends his free time refining his skills as a composer in both jazz and classical styles. 

A young woman plays a saxophone in the foreground, while other musicians and a dark background are visible behind her.