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. 2014
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Gutachter für den Schweizerischen Nationalfond (SNF)

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    20.05.2014

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  7. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    26.03.201401.04.2016

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  8. 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

  9. Education and Training for European Teachers

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    20.01.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

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

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    01.01.201404.01.2014

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  11. 2013
  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Reviewer für das "Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie"

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    13.03.2013

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  17. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    10.01.2013

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  18. Gerichtlich bestellter Sachverständiger

    Ahlers, M. (Reviewer)

    01.01.201330.04.2013

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  19. 2012
  20. Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education (Organisational unit)

    Ahlers, M. (Chair)

    17.12.2012

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

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

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    22.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. 1. Bundeskongress Musikunterricht 2012

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    21.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

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

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    07.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer