2026 Summer Intern

Description

We are seeking multiple Summer Interns for our music camp hosted at Temple’s Boyer College of Music in Philadelphia to help us deliver a memorable, high-quality experience to our students and families.

About POP

Play On Philly (POP) is a non-profit organization that provides daily, after-school music instruction to over 300 K-12 students, principally those from historically marginalized communities. During the month of July, POP opens its programming to students across the city of Philadelphia for a full-day summer program featuring music and arts programming. Students take a deeper dive into their music-making through choir, music theory, studio classes, and chamber music classes, in addition to exploring other creative outlets such as dance, visual arts and creative writing.

Position Summary

Our Summer Interns will work collaboratively with staff to create a safe, welcoming, and rigorous environment where students can make steady progress on their instruments, music literacy skills, and repertoire while exploring other creative art forms. Interns are paired with a variety of Teaching Artists, on and off of instruments, and are given administrative tasks for experiential learning opportunities. Interns are responsible for day-to-day tasks which keep the 4-week summer program running smoothly. Through observation and assisting the Teaching Artists and conductors, Interns gain valuable classroom experience in a supportive environment.

Successful candidates enjoy working with students in grades 1-8 in various capacities, have a passion for music education or social justice, and are interested in learning more about arts administration and non-profit, student-facing work.

This role is supervised by the Community and Teacher Engagement Manager and works in partnership with the Program Coordinators and POP Teaching Artists.

A successful candidate:

• You are passionate about music education.
• You are calm under pressure and can exercise good judgement in stressful situations.
• You have interest and/or experience working with children and youth.
• You are excited to serve a community through music.

Requirements

• You are an undergraduate student interested in education, music education, and social justice (regardless of major).

Proficiency on a musical instrument and/or knowledge of choral singing or piano accompaniment is helpful but not required.

Work Commitment

July 2026; Estimated schedule for Summer Program: Mondays - Fridays from 8:00am - 5:30pm

Interns will work for 8 hours each day, either morning or afternoon shift. Exact times to be determined based upon intern preference and final summer program schedule.

You will be expected on site during the following dates:

• Internship Orientation, combination of virtual and in-person sessions during the week of June 29 – July 1, 2026
• Summer Session, July 6 – July 31, 2026
• Summer Wrap-Up, Saturday, August 1, 2026

Each intern will be required to work on site at Temple’s Boyer College of Music and Dance during the duration of summer program (including orientation and summer wrap-up). 

Compensation

You will receive a stipend of $2,200 split between payroll periods on July 17th, July 31st, and August 14th. 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

POP is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace and is actively trying to attract a wide pool of candidates. Discrimination against race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability or genetic information is both illegal and against our organization’s values. As part of our Commitment to Cultural Equity and Anti-Racism, POP is working to understand who is applying to our open positions. Your responses will help us to evaluate and improve our current practices. If you feel comfortable volunteering your demographic details strictly for informational purposes, you will be invited to respond to the optional section in the job application.

Our Community

POP is rooted in the community of Philadelphia. We welcome all applicants and invite our local community members to apply. We want to hear from you!

In lieu of a cover letter, please be prepared to answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences per response:

• Why are you interested in POP?
• What are you hoping to gain from the internship experience?
• Tell us about a teacher or role model who really influenced you.
• Instrument Specialty
• This year we are providing one-way transportation for our families from SFDS in West Philadelphia to Presser Hall on Temple University’s campus. Would you be interested and available to ride the bus and support staff with student supervision in the mornings? (Approximate start time would be 7:15am at St. Francis de Sales School, 917 S. 47th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143.)