Prince of Peace Episcopal Church

Prince of Peace Episcopal Church is seeking a part-time music intern.  Intern will Learn, Lead, and Get Paid.

 

This internship provides comprehensive, hands-on training in parish music leadership, equipping emerging musicians with real-world experience in worship, performance, and directing.

 

Apply if you:

• Love music

• Have some musical skill and literacy, vocal or instrumental

• Want real-world experience

• Are curious about worship and sacred music

• Are reliable, collaborative, eager to grow

 

Program Intent:  

  No matter what your skills are at present, you will have the opportunity to gain experience in these areas:

• Organ: performing repertoire, hymns, and liturgy

• Choral Conducting: rehearsal and worship leadership

• Handbells: technique, rehearsal, and performance

• Working with Instrumentalists: timpani, trumpet, cello, oboe, African drums

• Worship Planning: selecting hymns & choral composition

 

Responsibilities

• Accompany one hymn weekly

• Monthly rotation of:

  • Organ prelude

  • Improvised postlude or communion music

  • Conducting choir anthem

  • Lead Handbell call-to-worship

  • Working with soloists

 

Time Commitment

  10 hours per week:

• Sunday: 8:30 –11:30 AM Rehearsal and Worship

• Thursday: 5:30 – 8:30 PM Multiple Rehearsals, Choir and Handbells

• The remaining 4 hours are

  • 1 hour per week hands on lessons in keyboard, conducting, theory, and composition

  • 3 hours per week individual practice, mainly keyboard to accomplish goals set in rehearsal and lesson

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Duration

• 10 Months from mid-summer through the liturgical cycle including: Advent • Christmas • Epiphany • Lent • Easter • Pentecost

 

What You Receive

• $10,000 scholarship

• Individualized mentorship from an experienced (62 years) organist, Music Director, composer, and arranger

• Keyboard, conducting, and performance experience

 

Apply Now

 

Let’s talk:

• email your name and phone and we will arrange an interview:

 

email with the subject line: "Music Intern Application – Your Name"

 

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Learn more and sample music: https://www.popwh.org/music

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