We regret to announce that we have suspended the Teaching Artist Lab Program due to the increasing safety concerns and ever-changing travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was one of the toughest decisions our team has made as we witness, year after year, how impactful and how transformational these experiences are for all involved. Yet as this global crisis continues, we must look to the health, safety and well-being of the many students, teaching artists and diverse communities we engage with.
We have pledged our ongoing partnership and support to our partners. As we navigate this difficult time together, we are grateful for your support, understanding, and your generous sense of community. This global crisis has only highlighted the importance of music education and cultural exchange, and we believe as strongly as ever in the power and value of this work.
Teaching Artist Summer Lab
The MusAid summer lab offers musicians the unique opportunity to perform and teach at socially driven music programs around the world during two-week summer workshops. MusAid Teaching Artists teach, perform and explore a new culture while also learning teaching strategies from internationally renowned MusAid faculty. Through our innovative program, MusAid seeks to empower a new generation of globally aware teaching artists and performers.
Each lab includes a two-day teacher training component led by MusAid faculty and a two-week hands-on workshop.
2020 Teaching Artist Labs
El Sistema, El Salvador: May 28 - June 13
Kolkata Symphony, India: June 29 - July 12
**Program Fee: $850
**All inclusive program fee includes tuition, room & board, in-country transportation, cultural excursion and 24/7 on-the-ground MusAid Staff. (more information)
Program open to ages 20 - 35
Teaching Artists gain valuable experience:
Learning teaching artist skills from renowned teacher trainers
Performing alongside other fellows and students
Leading teacher training sessions
Teaching individual and group lessons
Coaching orchestra sectionals
Celebrating cultural exchange through music
Seeking the following applicants:
El Salvador: Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion
India: Violin, Flute, Clarinet
(You may apply to one or both programs)
Application Requirements:
Current resume that includes teaching and performing experience
Two video recordings of contrasting pieces (e.g. one classical, one contemporary)
A short video introducing yourself and describing what you hope to gain from your experience with MusAid (15 to 30 seconds)
Application fees and deadlines:
Final deadline on Feb 7, 11:59pm EST
$65 Application Fee
2020 MusAid Labs
El Salvador - El Sistema
May 28 - June 13
Teaching Artist trainer
Guest teaching artist mentor
Kolkata symphony orchestra and oxford mission school
June 29 - July 12
Teaching Artist trainer
“Being part of this project felt so worthwhile and I have gained a huge amount personally from it. It has changed my attitude towards what being a musician means and what we can achieve through our art, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is curious about taking their skills out of their usual environment and seeing where it can take them and others.”
Thomas Verity, clarinet (UK), 2019 MusAid Teaching Artist