Listed below are some helpful links to the music department:

• Current Itineraries and Calendar of Events
• Instrumental
• Choirs
• Extra-Curricular

Greater Johnstown School District Named Top 100 Communities for Music Education
The Greater Johnstown School District was recognized on the 2006 list of the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America", according to the American Music Conference. The 2006 list included school districts from 31 states. Thousands of teachers, administrators, school board members, parents and community leaders, representing communities in all 50 states, participated in the Web-based survey conducted by Perseus Development Corp.

The Greater Johnstown School District Music Department is comprised of six dedicated music educators and hundreds of devoted music students. Located in Johnstown, New York at the foothills of the Adirondacks, the music department continues a long history of excellence in music education. The American Music Conference (AMC) has honored the Greater Johnstown School District for its commitment to music education by naming it one of the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America" for the past four years. Curricular and co-curricular ensembles have won awards and honors around the state, region and nation. Selected ensembles have traveled across the country and overseas. Music teachers frequently attend and present clinics and conferences, and open their classrooms to guest composers, musicians, dancers and other artists.

The music department serves three elementary buildings (Glebe Street Elementary School, Pleasant Avenue Elementary School and Warren Street Elementary School), Knox Junior High School, and Johnstown High School. Students from Wheelerville Central School District feed into the Greater Johnstown School District after the eighth grade. Lake Pleasant Central School District students have the option to attend Johnstown High School for grades 10-12. We welcome these students to our school and department.

The music department is active in NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association), MENC (Music Educators National Conference) and FCMEA (Fulton County Music Educators Association). Students attend all-county, area all-state and all-state festivals. Students participate in the NYSSMA solo and small ensemble evaluation festivals as selected ensembles attend the NYSSMA Major Organization festivals.

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