OneBeat Fully Funded Training to USA
OneBeat Training: Here is an exceptional opportunity to travel abroad for creatives all around the world to participate in the OneBeat Training fully funded program in the USA. OneBeat brings together young musical leaders from around the world to create unique work collectively and to establish a global network of civically engaged music activities.
About the OneBeat Training
OneBeat, a project of the United States State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the trailblazing New York-based music organization Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation uses collaborative creative music as a powerful new form of cultural diplomacy.
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About the OneBeat Training
Brief Program Details
OneBeat Program Full Benefits
More About OneBeat Program
Essay Writing
Criteria for Selection
Application Procedure
Brief Program Details
Sponsor(s): USA | OneBeat
Type: Entrepreneurship
Eligibility: Creatives
Benefits: Training | Travel Allowances | Accommodation | Honorarium
Eligible Countries: International
Application Deadline: 14 July 2023
OneBeat Program Full Benefits
OneBeat Fellows will be reimbursed for all expenses, including travel and lodging. Fellows will also receive a daily stipend and a small honorarium. OneBeat is a completely free program (not a paid gig). All Fellows’ travel, transportation, food, and accommodation are covered by the OneBeat program. We also provide a small stipend. While we are unable to pay fees, OneBeat provides Fellows with the opportunity to produce new works, form lifetime musical relationships and friendships, learn new marketable skills, and make professional connections. Audio/Video.
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Eligibility Requirements for OneBeat Training Program
Below are the eligibility requirements to be considered for the OneBeat fully funded training to travel abroad:
- Age Applicants must be 19 or older by the time of the program (November 6, 2023) and 35 or younger at the end of the program (November 20, 2023).
- Musicians from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, with or without formal musical training. We welcome music of all genres, including but not limited to traditional/folk, hip-hop, experimental, electronic, jazz, classical, sound design, beat-making, multimedia art, or any combination of these styles. In addition to full-time professional musicians, we invite adventurous musicians who double as community organizers, instrument builders, writers, videographers, musicologists, educators, storytellers, dancers, shadow-puppeteers, and more.
- Important Information for Applicants: OneBeat Ghana will bring together a cohort of leading young musician entrepreneurs from Ghana (and the West Africa region, depending on additional funding) for an intensive residency to exchange and build strategies for stronger artist communities and creative economies.
Musicians from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, with or without formal musical training. We welcome music of all genres, including but not limited to traditional/folk, hip-hop, experimental, electronic, jazz, classical, sound design, beat-making, multimedia art, or any combination of these styles. In addition to full-time professional musicians, we also invite adventurous musicians who double as community organizers, instrument builders, writers, videographers, musicologists, educators, storytellers, dancers, shadow-puppeteers, and more.
More About OneBeat Program
What you should know about OneBeat: The importance of collaboration cannot be overstated. OneBeat allows musicians to work together on new projects. OneBeat is socially active. We are looking for musicians who are passionate about their communities and are looking for new ways to get involved in youth development, music education, music therapy, conflict resolution, global dialogue through music, and other ways to work towards more egalitarian and democratic societies.
Essay Writing
Applicants should write about their prospective creative ideas and musical background. Applicants must send 3-5 samples of their work (audio and video are both acceptable).
Criteria for Selection
1. Musical Excellence – A high level of performance, composition, improvisational, production, and/or technological skill. Ideally, OneBeat musicians will be innovating stylistically, lyrically, or technologically within their musical worlds.
Collaboration – Applicants’ willingness to reach across cultural and musical divides in creating original music or re-interpreting traditional music, while respecting the essence of each tradition. Applicants should be prepared to try new things musically.
2. Social Engagement – Musicians who have used music to serve their communities or greater societies. This might consist of guiding young people in music education, addressing social or political issues through musical content, reviving dying musical traditions, and more.
3. Age – Applicants must be between 19-35 years old.
4. English Proficiency – Applicants should be able to converse in and understand basic English, as it will be the common language of the OneBeat program.
5. Country or Territory of Origin – OneBeat Fellows must currently live full-time in one of the 40 eligible countries and territories. We also seek applicants who have not traveled extensively to the U.S. or have rarely performed in the U.S.
6. Internet Proficiency – Whenever possible, OneBeat Fellows should actively use email and be able to connect to the internet to participate in OneBeat website-based activities.
Application Procedure for the OneBeat Training Program
Interested and suitably qualified creatives are invited to apply for the OneBeat Training by visiting the application page via the Apply Button below. For further questions contact [email protected].
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