Urban Songwriting Intern

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[size=x-large]About the job[/size]
[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]We are looking for enthusiastic applicants who will make the most of this unique opportunity!Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 25.

During this eight-week program, you’ll participate in intensive study of three different areas: biblical theology and exposition, a historical overview of worship practices in the Western church, and a survey of African American music, contextualized by history.

You’ll spend the remainder of your time writing songs, rehearsing music, and planning worship for a congregation in the urban context.

Once a minimum of 12 worship songs are completed to the satisfaction of the internship director and program requirements, the songs will be eligible for a demo recording during the final weeks of the internship.

Your internship culminates in a concert, planned, produced, and executed by you and your cohort, showcasing the songs written during the eight-week program.

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[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif][size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]Interns are expected to be active participants in the East End Fellowship and Church Hill community of Richmond, VA. You’ll engage in neighborhood events, build meaningful relationships through participation in weekly community groups, and mentor youth in the neighborhood.

Hiring decisions are based on the applicant’s demonstrated interest and self-discipline, ability to live in Church Hill for eight weeks, past work/internship experience, extracurricular activities, and video or audio submission.

Skill in at least one instrument (including voice) and demonstration of an aptitude for songwriting is crucial. Interns with the ability to sing are strongly encouraged to apply.Only serious and dedicated applicants should apply.

Additional Information

– Program DetailsThe program lasts eight weeks: June 4, 2017 – July 31, 2017

Interns will live with a host family from East End Fellowship in the Church Hill neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia.Your compensation totals $1,500, to be paid out in 3 installments of $500 over the course of the internship.

How to Apply

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[size=x-large]More about the company[/size]
[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]The Urban Doxology Band is a ministry that writes the soundtrack of reconciliation in the racially diverse and gentrifying neighborhood of Church Hill, Richmond, VA. This band evolved out of the Urban Songwriting Internship, which is a partnership project of East End Fellowship and Arrabon. Urban Doxology’s music & liturgy is community development for the soul, creating shared experiences of embodied reconciliation.[/font][/size]

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[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif][size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]Richmond, VA 
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