Brief Organizational Description
The Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) empowers communities to find creativity, connection, and joy by providing access to high quality music education and experiences. YMF is fundamentally dedicated to social justice. We believe that every student – every person – should have access to the numerous, profound, and well-documented lifelong benefits that music education provides. In addition to bringing tuition-free, weekly music instruction to over 4,500 students at 27 partner schools and sites throughout Los Angeles, YMF also supports onsite community-initiated programming, performances, and events, and student scholarship opportunities.
Position Description
The Community Programs & Education Intern will work closely with the Community Programs Manager and Community Programs staff to implement YMF’s education initiatives within the Community Music Academy (CMA). The intern will be primarily responsible for working with staff to assist in the development of an online library of resources students can access to augment their weekly CMA instrumental and music tech lessons. Contribution to the library may include recording short video lessons and uploading materials to a learning management system, researching the historical and cultural context of the selected repertoire, scheduling and co-facilitating meetings with Teaching Artists to discuss content and lesson plans, and communicating with families to ensure they are engaging with the materials.
Hours/Compensation
This is a temporary, part-time, paid position to be completed between June, 2022 – March, 2023, exact dates and schedule to be determined. Interns must be able to work a minimum of 15 hours/week and complete a total of 400 hours by the end of the internship period. Pay is $16.04/hr.
Internship Primary Project and Additional Duties
The creation of this online library of resources and educational materials will be critical to deepening how students engage with the content they receive during in-person instruction. Contribution to the library will require the intern to learn and exercise their creative, educational, and administrative skills. Responsibilities may include recording short video lessons and uploading materials to a
learning management system, researching the historical and cultural context of the selected repertoire, scheduling and co-facilitating meetings with Teaching Artists to discuss content
and lesson plans, and communicating with families to ensure they are engaging with the materials. The intern will also have the opportunity to work with YMF staff on a variety of additional projects/tasks based on organizational needs and the intern’s interests and strengths, such as:
Internship Primary Learning Objectives
Skills/Knowledge Needed
Applicants should have:
Eligibility
2022 Arts Internship positions will be open to currently enrolled undergraduate (2 or 4-year) and community college students who reside or attend college in Los Angeles County. Recent graduates may apply as long as they have completed their degree between May 1 – December 1, 2022. The Department of Arts and Culture encourages eligible students from all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as disabled students, to apply. Eligible students may participate in the program once.
Note:
Students who have already earned a BA, BS, or a higher degree are not eligible for the Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program.
Students who have previously participated in the program are not eligible to participate a second time.
Students who are invited to participate in the program will be asked to provide verification of eligibility via college transcripts, driver’s license, and other documents to show enrollment status and/or LA County residence.
There are no exceptions to our eligibility requirements.
For more information: https://www.lacountyarts.org/opportunities/arts-internship-program-students/faqs
How to Apply
To apply to YMF’s Community Engagement and Administrative Intern, please complete the linked application. Applications will close at September 12th, 2022.