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.

Main research areas

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. 2016
  2. 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

  3. Popmusik-Vermittlung: Zwischen Kompetenzorientierung und Aufgabenkonstruktion

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    09.03.201612.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  4. 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

  5. Mediale Präsentationen in der Musikvermittlung

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    29.02.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  6. MpWH-Jahrestagung 2016 (Event)

    Ahlers, M. (Full member)

    25.02.201626.02.2016

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsEducation

  7. Arbeitsgruppe Fach und Sprache (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Office)

    08.02.201610.02.2016

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  8. 2015
  9. 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

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

    Troeller, J. (Speaker)

    15.01.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. 2014
  12. Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education (Organisational unit)

    Ahlers, M. (Office)

    11.12.2014

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  13. 36th Annual Conference of the German Association for Research in Music Education

    Ahlers, M. (presenter)

    11.10.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. German Society for Popular Music Studies e.V. (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    30.09.201402.10.2014

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  15. Journal of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (Journal)

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    19.08.2014

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  16. European Association for Music in Schools - EAS 2014

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    20.05.201425.05.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Gutachter für den Schweizerischen Nationalfond (SNF)

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    20.05.2014

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  18. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    26.03.201401.04.2016

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  19. Symposium: Popmusik-Vermittlung zwischen Schule, Hochschule und Beruf

    Ahlers, M. (Organiser)

    13.02.201414.02.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. Education and Training for European Teachers

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    20.01.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  21. Reviewer für Tagungsband Nr. 35 des Arbeitskreis für Musikpädagogische Forschung

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    01.01.201404.01.2014

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  22. 2013
  23. Doppeltagung zur Internationalisierung der Lehrerbildung des und

    Ahlers, M. (Participant)

    07.11.201308.11.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  24. Journal of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (Journal)

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    01.07.201301.07.2050

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  25. Gründungsworlshop der "International Association for the Study of Popular Music D-A-CH" - IASPM D-A-CH 2013

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    25.05.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  26. Teacher Identity in Europe: Intensive Programme (IP) - 2013

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    15.03.201323.03.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  27. Reviewer für das "Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie"

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    13.03.2013

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  28. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    10.01.2013

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  29. Gerichtlich bestellter Sachverständiger

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    01.01.201330.04.2013

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  30. 2012
  31. Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education (Organisational unit)

    Ahlers, M. (Chair)

    17.12.2012

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  32. Symposium "Musikalische Begabung und Alter(n)" 2012

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    22.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  33. 1. Bundeskongress Musikunterricht 2012

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    21.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  34. Master Class: "Empowering Natives and Naives?"

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    07.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  35. Musicology and Music Teacher Training at Leuphana: Current and Future Challenges

    Schormann, C. (Lecturer)

    21.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  36. „Create.Music - Live!“ 2012

    Ahlers, M. (Opponent)

    25.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  37. 2011
  38. Konferenz Musikpädagogik an Wissenschaftlichen Hochschulen (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    01.02.2011

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  39. Workshop: „Musik und Region 2.0 – Chancen der Nachwuchsförderung in den Kanälen den Web.“

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    15.01.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  40. University of Salamanca (External organisation)

    Linde, A. (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  41. 2010
  42. Wissenschaftliche Popmusikanalyse.: Ein Workshop.

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    10.12.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  43. 21. Tagung des Arbeitskreis Studium Populärer Musik - 2010

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  44. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Musikpädagogische Forschung - 2010

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  45. AG Populärkultur und Medien (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    01.06.2010

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  46. Nominator

    Ahlers, M. (Consultant)

    01.05.2010

    Activity: Consultancy

  47. ExaMedia-Wettbewerbs: für angehende Lehrerinnen und Lehrer 2012 (Event)

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    01.02.2010

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenTransfer

  48. 2009
  49. 20. Arbeitstagung des Arbeitskreis Studium Populärer Musik - 2009

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  50. Symposium “Creativity, Innovation and Labour” 2009

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    22.06.200923.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  51. Research in Music Education Conference - RIME 2009

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    14.04.200918.04.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  52. European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    01.04.2009

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  53. Medien- und Musikentwicklung - 2009

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    01.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  54. 2008
  55. “Pop Meets Science” 2008

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    15.11.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  56. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Musikpädagogische Forschung - AMPF2008

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    10.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  57. Creativity, Innovation and Labour in Music (CILM) (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    15.06.2008

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  58. 2007
  59. International Conference of EAS and ISME - 2007

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    07.2007

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer