Musician Intern Program

The Triangle Youth Music Intern Program gives TYM members the opportunity to serve as an intern from the month of September to the month of May. The TYM Musician Intern Program is a open to juniors and seniors in high school, who audition in August and are selected for a TYM ensemble, or who participate in one of our non-auditioned groups.

The application is available to students who have been accepted into a TYM ensemble via their welcome email. Applicants may be asked to complete a brief interview before the final decision is made. Each season, 10-12 interns will be accepted. Interns are expected to work a minimum of 4 hours each month, made up of one monthly meeting, and various intern assignments.

The Program

The purpose of the Triangle Youth Music Internship Program is to give participants the opportunity to participate in various administrative aspects of TYM. As a member of this program, musicians will learn about and participate in the management, marketing, and operations of a non-profit arts organization.

The Purpose

The program is designed to ensure participants have the opportunity to experience many of the tasks involved in the management of an arts organization. Each intern will participate in tasks related to the following areas of arts administration: stage crew, videography, social media, outreach, and musician library. Tasks may include, but are not limited to: attending monthly intern meetings, attending social media and videography planning meetings, managing social media, creating advertisements, helping set up and tear down for rehearsals and concerts, manning booths at performances and festivals, filing music and preparing music folders, writing thank you letters to donors, and participating in the planning, set-up, and management of one special event. Interns will be well trained on all selected tasks either by the Operations Manager and/or the Executive Director.

The Experience

This internship offers high school students the rare opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the business and music world. Participants will develop skills, leadership, and responsibility valuable for any degree program and career and especially valuable to those degrees and careers related to business and/or the arts. In addition to work experience, participants will have opportunities to serve TYM and the community and can earn volunteer hours by doing so. Participants in the program will receive the official designation of Triangle Youth Music Intern and will be treated professionally.