About

The Community Engagement Lab and Savi Ed Labs are thrilled to announce the inaugural Sonic Futures Teaching Fellowship, a competitive popular music education internship designed for aspiring and recent music education graduates in Vermont.

This is a unique, resume-building opportunity to dive hands-on into the world of popular music education and modern band pedagogy.

Apply now.

Experience

As a Sonic Futures Fellow, you will gain valuable experience by:

• Teaching and Assisting: Observing, supporting, and actively helping to teach the Sonic Futures Rock + Pop Modern Band Summer Camp for students in grades 8-12. Gain skills in popular music pedagogy, music technology and sound engineering.

• Unique Lab Opportunity: Gaining a valuable, real-world perspective by working alongside a concurrent continuing education graduate course, "How To Modern Band: Approaches to Popular Music Education."

• Expert Mentorship: Working directly with nationally recognized and celebrated popular music educators, Steve Holley and Brian Boyes. 

Details

When: June 21 - 26 2026

Location: The Creative Campus at Goddard in Plainfield, VT.

Stipend: A $1000 stipend + room and  board.

Open to current Vermont music education students and recent graduates of a music education degree who are not currently employed as a full time teacher by a public school district.

• Application Deadline: SUNDAY MARCH 29 by 11:59 pm.

• Finalist Interviews:  April 6 - 9

• Notification: April 10

Apply now.