Description:

INTERNSHIP-For academic course credit only. Non-paid

DEFINITION
This is an excellent opportunity for a student in a music major to gain valuable experience and training in the business of print music publishing.

The internship schedule can be flexible around the students class schedule, and will be arranged between the student intern and the manager of the rental library. Alfred Music Publishing is located near the 405 Frwy. on Roscoe Blvd. in Van Nuys, California. Casual dress in office.

Internship will be offered each semester. Deadline for spring 2011 semester: December 10, 2010.

Rental Library: Alfred owns a large and ever growing library of performance works available to orchestras and other ensembles on a rental basis, including music from many classic films such as THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, GONE WITH THE WIND, THE LORD OF THE RINGS and POLAR EXPRESS, operas by Gian Carlo Menotti, and works by many important composers such as Astor Piazzolla, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Robert Russell Bennett, Robert Shaw and many more.

Master Recordings: Originally created to promote the sale of Alfred’s arrangements, Alfreds library of thousands of recordings may be licensed for use in films, or a wide variety of other uses. Before the content can be licensed, the recordings must be categorized by genre, type of performance, duration and other criteria.

AREAS OF LEARNING:
Rental Library:
The intern will assist in:
1. Organizing the library of ensemble music, create a catalog listing, and evaluate the condition of existing works. The objective is to determine what is necessary to prepare the musical material for performance.
2. Creating advertising, marketing and promotional opportunities for the works in the library.
3. Creating a promotional calendar of important dates such as composer birth dates, and anniversaries for the purpose of promoting the library.
4. Preparing Christmas arrangements for rental readiness.
5. Preparing a list of important trade events where attendance would benefit awareness of the library.
6. Uploading library content onto Alfred’s website.

Master Recordings:
Assist in cataloging the library of recordings.

Qualifications:

PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS
Interest in a career in the music industry.
Must be detail oriented and understand the importance of accuracy.
Knowledge of basic computer applications such as Word and Excel is helpful.
Must be able to:
1. Read music
2. Read and understand a large scale ensemble score for an orchestra or symphonic band. (Familiarity with transposing music for other instruments is helpful but this can be learned during the internship.)

Paid Internship Info:

non-paid, Academic credit

Hours:

open

Length/Availability:

Spring Semester

Start Date:

January 12, 2011

End Date:

12/10/10, June 2011

Deadline:

December 10, 2010 for Spring Semester 2011

Tags:

music  rental  library  scores  band  orchestra  instruments  instrumental  sheet  music 

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