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

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    22.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. 1. Bundeskongress Musikunterricht 2012

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    21.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

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

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    07.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

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

    Schormann, C. (Lecturer)

    21.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. „Create.Music - Live!“ 2012

    Ahlers, M. (Opponent)

    25.02.2012

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

  7. 2011
  8. Konferenz Musikpädagogik an Wissenschaftlichen Hochschulen (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    01.02.2011

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  9. 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

  10. University of Salamanca (External organisation)

    Linde, A. (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  11. 2010
  12. Wissenschaftliche Popmusikanalyse.: Ein Workshop.

    Ahlers, M. (Lecturer)

    10.12.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

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

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Musikpädagogische Forschung - 2010

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. AG Populärkultur und Medien (External organisation)

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    01.06.2010

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  16. Nominator

    Ahlers, M. (Consultant)

    01.05.2010

    Activity: Consultancy

  17. 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

  18. 2009
  19. 20. Arbeitstagung des Arbeitskreis Studium Populärer Musik - 2009

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. 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

  21. 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

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

    Ahlers, M. (Member)

    01.04.2009

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  23. Medien- und Musikentwicklung - 2009

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    01.2009

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

  24. 2008
  25. “Pop Meets Science” 2008

    Ahlers, M. (Speaker)

    15.11.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer