Master Musician Fellowships

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility requirements:

To be eligible, the musician must:

Maintain a residence and live a substantial portion of each year in Los Angeles County
Be recognized as a master artist by virtue of performance history, community recognition and critical response
Have demonstrated teaching experience
Have identified a qualified apprentice who is willing and available to participate in the program
Have financial need
Not already be employed full-time at a teaching institution

Guidelines:

Grant funds of $30,000 over two years ($15,000 per year) will support the master musician in his/her teaching activities. The master musician will provide weekly instruction at no cost to a designated apprentice. Fellows and apprentices in the program are also invited to participate in periodic, hands-on seminars on issues related to building and sustaining a career in music.

Master musicians are encouraged to identify a single apprentice for the purpose of this grant, as the Foundation believes that an intensive, one-on-one relationship will yield the best results in training. Multiple apprentices may be considered if the master musician works in an ensemble form, but otherwise are discouraged.

Previous Master Musician Fellowship grant recipients who wish to reapply may do so only after a two-year hiatus from the program. Priority will be given to applicants who have not previously been in the program.