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.
Scholarship
Upon satisfactory completion of the internship, the participant will receive the Advantage Music Academy Internship Scholarship of $1000.
2020 Dates
There are two internships available each year.
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Monday, 14 June - Friday, 9 July
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Monday, 29 November - Friday, 17 December and Monday, 17 January - Friday, 21 January.
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
Week 2:
Teaching observation
Area of focus: integrating theory and aural
Week 3:
Week 4:
Teaching observation
Area of focus: lesson planning
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.
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.
Interns are required to teach in the final week of the internship. Lesson planning guidance and supervision are provided.
Employment opportunities
Interns who complete our program are considered to be strong candidates for future employment opportunities.
Integrity
Our internship program is supported by peer-viewed research on education theory and practice, and instrumental pedagogy.