Internship scholarship

for instrumental teaching

Structured, meaningful, research-based.

Our role as educators is a great privilege and responsibility. At the centre of everything we do are the best interests of the student. 

Overview

The internship scholarship is a four-week program open to undergraduate music students studying piano, violin, or cello and/or master of teaching students and have a keen interest in instrumental pedagogy, have little or no experience teaching, and are Australian citizens or permanent residents.

The internship provides the opportunity for interns to be immersed in instrumental teaching in a structured and professional setting, learn valuable skills, and gain insight into the operation of a music school as a business. Interns will learn will through research, observation and practice. 

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Scholarship

Upon satisfactory completion of the internship, the participant will receive the Advantage Music Academy Internship Scholarship of $1000. 

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2020 Dates

There are two internships available each year.

• Monday, 14 June - Friday, 9 July 

• Monday, 29 November - Friday, 17 December and Monday, 17 January - Friday,  21 January.

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Contact hours:

Weeks 1-3: Monday - Friday, 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Week 4: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 1:00pm

Some study and lesson preparation will be required outside of contact hours.

Next internship:

Applications open: 3 May

Applications close: 28 May

Structure

Week 1:

Introduction to instrumental pedagogy

Area of focus: teaching repertoire & technical work

Teaching observation

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Week 2:

Teaching observation

Area of focus: integrating theory and aural

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Week 3:

Week 4:

Teaching observation

Area of focus: lesson planning

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Supervised teaching practice and feedback

In addition to structured input sessions, interns participate in daily informal learning through discussions about pedagogical decisions observed, interactions with other teachers, and study.

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Expectations

Interns are expected to treat their internship as though they are employed by showing up on time, being professional, and being prepared. By default, interns subscribe to the Academy's philosophy, pedagogy, mission and vision, and are required to uphold our codes of conduct.

Interns will be given two to three tasks to be completed outside of contact hours, for example, a short reading and with questions to answer, and lesson planning, that should take no longer than 1 hour per task. From the second week of teaching observation, interns will be required to take notes and answer questions relating to the previous week's focus area.

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Interns are required to teach in the final week of the internship. Lesson planning guidance and supervision are provided. 

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Employment opportunities

Interns who complete our program are considered to be strong candidates for future employment opportunities. 

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Integrity

Our internship program is supported by peer-viewed research on education theory and practice, and instrumental pedagogy.