Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

The Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education combines artistic, pedagogical and research-based expertise within the disciplines fine arts and music, with a particular emphasis on contemporary forms and practice. Lecturers offer modules for students enrolled in the Bachelor and Masters programmes within the faculties of Education and Humanities, in addition to the minor programme Popular Music Studies and the Early Childhood Music Further Education programme. Public exhibitions, concerts and other cultural events are of great importance within in the institute. These collaborative projects are innovatively developed and presented with and for our students thereby enriching the cultural life of the university.

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Research activities

Junior professorship for Contemporary Art History, Aesthetic Practices

Professorship for Arts Mediation

Professorship for Music Education, in Particular Popular Music
Prof. Dr. Michael Ahlers

Professorship of Musicology, in particular Popular Music Studies
Prof. Dr. Monika Schoop

  1. 2018
  2. Kunstpädagogik und Kunstvermittlung - Vom Eigensinn des Künstlerischen und der Bildung im Ästhetischen

    Hallmann, K. (Speaker)

    19.12.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Professorship for Music Education, in Particular Popular Music (Organisational unit)

    Ahlers, M. (Executive member)

    04.12.2018

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  4. Mu­sik­mach­Din­ge, Klang­er­zeu­ger, neu­en In­stru­men­te und hy­bri­de Per­fo­mance-Set­tings

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    10.11.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  5. Musikalische Interface Designs (Poster)

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker) & Wernicke, C. (Speaker)

    06.10.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Pop-Welten

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    29.09.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsEducation

  7. Kompetentes Klassenmusizieren: Prozesse und Produkte phasenübergreifender Zusammenarbeit

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker) & Landmeier, J. K. (Speaker)

    26.09.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Reeperbahnfestival Konferenz

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    19.09.201822.09.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  9. Best/Worst of Both Worlds?

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    14.09.201816.09.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Best/Worst of Both Worlds?

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    14.09.201816.09.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsEducation

  11. Das erste Vernetzungstreffen des BMBF-Förderungschwerpunkts "Forschung zur Digitalisierung in der Kulturellen Bildung"

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    28.06.201829.06.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Kunst & Vermittlung #13

    Hallmann, K. (Organiser)

    04.06.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventartistic eventsTransfer

  13. Kunst & Vermittlung #12

    Hallmann, K. (Organiser)

    23.05.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventartistic eventsTransfer

  14. "Neue MusikmachDinge: Augmented Creativity and Connectivity?"

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    02.05.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  15. Musikunterricht und Multimedia 3

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    16.02.201817.02.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. De-Mystifying the Digital

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    03.02.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Die 10. Tagung der AG Populärkultur und Medien in der GfM - Popkongress 2018

    Ahlers, M. (Participant)

    01.02.201802.02.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. 2017
  19. GMM Summer Institute 2017

    Ahlers, M. (Organiser)

    23.09.201730.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. Whole Person Development – Building Students as Academic Leaders

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    03.07.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  21. XVIII Conference of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music - 2017

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    29.06.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. „Didaktik der Populären Musik“: Inter- National/Disziplinäre Blicke und eigene Ansätze

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    02.06.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  23. Eve­lyn May (UdK Ber­lin): Artists in Residence an Grundschulen

    Hallmann, K. (Organiser)

    17.05.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  24. 25th EAS Conference / ISME European Regional Conference 2017

    Ahlers, M. (presenter)

    20.04.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Mobile Music in the Making 2017

    Ahlers, M. (presenter)

    10.03.201711.03.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  26. Kooperationsprojekt mit dem Künstlerhaus Lauenburg

    Hallmann, K. (Organiser)

    06.03.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventartistic eventsTransfer

  27. University of Erfurt (External organisation)

    Hallmann, K. (Coordinator) & Hofmann, P. D. F. (Coordinator)

    06.03.2017 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  28. History and Roles of Star-Concepts

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    24.02.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  29. Konferenz der Kommission für Musikpädagogik an wissenschaftlichen Hochschulen 2017

    Ahlers, M. (Participant)

    16.02.201717.02.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  30. Lecture and Workshop on media-based presentations and music-marketing

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    13.02.201715.02.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  31. Digitale Medien im Musikunterricht

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    01.02.2017

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  32. Jugend – Musik – Medien

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    01.02.2017

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  33. 2016
  34. Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education (Organisational unit)

    Ahlers, M. (Executive member)

    08.12.2016

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  35. Digital Innovation Circle

    Ahlers, M. (Keynote speaker)

    05.12.201606.12.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  36. Schneller, höher, lauter - Virtuosität in (populären) Musiken

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    18.11.201620.11.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  37. Vortrag und Workshop zu "Alternative Cultures" in EDM und Hip-Hop

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    03.11.201605.11.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  38. Gesellschaft für Musikwirtschafts- und Musikkulturforschung e.V. (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Executive member)

    21.09.2016

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  39. GMM Summer Institute 2017

    Ahlers, M. (Organiser)

    13.09.201620.09.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  40. Jugend- und popkulturelle Vermittlungsfelder

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    18.07.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  41. Europe meets Asia – Virtuosos and Stars as Cultural Goods and Symbols

    Ahlers, M. (Oral presentation)

    01.07.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  42. Formate der Kunstvermittlung V

    Hallmann, K. (Organiser) & Maset, P. (Organiser)

    02.06.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  43. Tools – Kreativität – Gamification: Paradigmen und Konzepte zum Einsatz digitaler Medien im Musikunterricht.

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    19.05.201621.05.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  44. Popmusik-Vermittlung: Zwischen Kompetenzorientierung und Aufgabenkonstruktion

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    09.03.201612.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  45. Acoustic Capital in German Rap: A Case Study on Appropriation, Value Creation and Post-Digital Music Business

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    03.03.201607.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  46. Mediale Präsentationen in der Musikvermittlung

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    29.02.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  47. MpWH-Jahrestagung 2016 (Event)

    Ahlers, M. (Full member)

    25.02.201626.02.2016

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsEducation

  48. Arbeitsgruppe Fach und Sprache (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Office)

    08.02.201610.02.2016

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  49. 2015
  50. 6. Nachwuchsworkshop der Gesellschaft für Popularmusikforschung - GfPM 2015

    Ahlers, M. (Organiser)

    10.07.201511.07.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  51. The Temporality of the Utopian Object: The Bauhaus’s Metallisches Fest (1929).

    Troeller, J. (Speaker)

    15.01.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch