Internship2016ProjectDescription

1. LearnandUnderstandtheEssentialElementsofourMuseum:
a. HistoryandStructure:
WhatisNAMM?HowdoestheMuseumfitintoNAMM?
WhenandhowwastheMuseumcreated?WhatistheMuseumsVision
Statement?WhatistheMuseumsMissionStatement?Whatisthepurposeofa
MissionStatement?Whatarethe3mainareasoffocusfortheMuseum?
b. StaffandVolunteers:
WhoaretheMuseumstaffmembers?Howlonghaseach
memberbeenworkinghereandhowdidtheygetthejob?Whatisthemusical
backgroundofeachMuseumstaffmember?Whataretheresponsibilitiesofeach
Museumstaffmember?Howmanyvolunteersarethere?Whatdothevolunteers
doattheMuseum?WhydoestheMuseumneedvolunteers?
2. ParticipateinActivities:
a. Concerts:
i.
Attend2concerts(choosefromthefollowing):
1. UkuleleMagic,Saturday,May14@7pm9pm
2. FiddlerintheLoop,Friday,June3@7pm9pm
3. SpecialEditionOrchestra,Sunday,May29@2pm4pm
4. BassClarinet,Friday,May20@7pm9pm
ii.
Writeareviewofeachconcert.
iii.
Prepareanddelivertheartistintroductionatoneoftheaboveconcerts.
iv.
IfyouattendtheSundayconcert,takephotosoftheaudienceinthe
concerttocapturetheexperienceforgrantreportingpurposes.
b. VolunteerMeeting:
i.
AttendthemeetingonWednesday,May25@8:45am11:00am
ii.
Doa15minutepresentationforthevolunteersfocusedonthethemeof
MusicToday.Whatdoesmygenerationlistento?When?Where?Why?
Whatmedium(i.e.Spotify,etc.)?Bringsamplesofmusic,andconsider
comparing/contrastingwithmusicfromothererassuchasthe1940s,
1950sand1960s.
iii.
Interviewandengageavolunteerinameaningfulconversation,writea
fewparagraphsaboutwhatmotivatesthemtobehere.
c. AdultBandorOrchestraRehearsal
i.
Attend1rehearsalofeitherthebandortheorchestra
1. NewHorizonsJazzBand:Mondays@5pm6:30pm
2. NorthCoastStringsOrchestra:Tuesdaysbetween5pm9pm
3. NewHorizonsConcertBand:Wednesdaysbetween5pm9pm
ii.
Writeyourimpressionsoftherehearsal.
iii.
Brieflyspeakwith1or2membersofbandororchestra.Askthemwhy
theylovetoplaymusic.Askthemwhatcompelledthemtoplaytheir
particularinstrument.
3. ObservationandAssessmentoftheVisitorExperience:
a. CoreExhibitionDisplays:

i.

WhatdopeoplefocusoninGalleries15?Arethereanyinstrumentsthat
theyaredrawntomorethanothers?Dotheypushthebuttons?Dothey
readtheartifactlabels?Whattypesofcommentsdotheymake?Propose
improvementsorchanges.
b. SpecialExhibition:
i.
ObservevisitorsintheLOWexhibitionandassesstheirexperience.For
example,dotheywatchthevideo?Playwiththeinteractiveinstruments?
Lookatthedisplay?Proposeideasforimprovementorchange.
ii.
Propose3specialexhibitiontopicsthatyoufeelwouldbeofinterestto
ourvisitors.Specifywhyyouchosethesetopicsandwhyyoufeelthey
wouldbeofinteresttoourvisitors.
c. InteractiveInstrumentsinGallery5
i.
ObservevisitorsintheInnovationStudioareaofGallery5.Dotheyplay
theinstruments?Whatchallengesdotheyhave?Whatsuccesses?
Proposeideasforimprovement.Proposenewinstrumentstoincorporate
intothisarea.
ii.
Watchthevideosandrunthroughthelessonsateachstation.Listthree
strengthsandchallengeswiththevideos.Thenproposeanideaforeach
stationofwhatanewvideomightlooklike.
d. GlobalSpotlightWall
i.
DovisitorsseetheGlobalSpotlightWall?Dotheystopandengageordo
theywalkby?
ii.
ObservevisitorsinteractingwiththeGlobalSpotlightWall.Aretheresome
clipsthataremorepopularthanothers?Howmanyvideosdovisitors
watch,onaverage?Dotheyreadthetext?Proposeideasfor
improvement.
e. ShadowSchoolTours
4. StaffSupportProjects:
a. CreateanonlinespecialexhibitionusingmaterialsfromtheMuseumsprevious
exhibitiononthebanjo.
b. UpdatethespreadsheetfortheMuseumsNorthCoastStringsOrchestramusic
library.
c. Scanpressclippingsfromyearspastandcreatedigitalfolders.