Music Industry Internship Administration: Overcoming Common Administrative Obstacles That Hinder Student Learning

Abstract

Internships are a critical component of music industry education and often serve as the capstone experience in many music industry degree pro- grams. Internships are intended to connect theory with practice and help the student transition from the classroom to the working world. Successful internship administration requires both the academic and worksite super- visors to adopt a team teaching mentality and to work together in order to achieve student learning objectives. Ten common obstacles in music industry internship administration are identified and discussed from both the academic and worksite supervisor perspective. Recommendations for overcoming these obstacles are offered to make the music industry intern- ship a positive and rewarding experience for all concerned.