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. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Preparing Pre-service Teachers for Inclusive Education: Analyzing the Status Quo and Comparing the Effect of Different Types of Subject-Specific Learning Opportunities

    Troll, B., Besser, M., Abels, S., Ahlers, M., Greve, S., Leiß, D. & Süßenbach, J., 01.01.2019, Inclusive Mathematics Education: State-of-the-Art Research from Brazil and Germany. Kollosche, D., Marcone, R., Knigge, M., Penteado, M. G. & Skovsmose, O. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 537-559 23 p.

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  3. Published

    Songwriting-Camp: Eine qualitative Studie zu den Potenzialen und Grenzen von Blended Learning im Kontext von musikbezogenem Üben, Kreativität und Kommunikation.

    Horst de Cuestas, K. & Ahlers, M., 09.11.2023, Digitales Lehren und Lernen im Fachunterricht: Aktuelle Entwicklungen, Gegenstände und Prozesse.. Ahlers, M., Besser, M., Herzog, C. & Kuhl, P. (eds.). Weinheim: Beltz Juventa Verlag, p. 75–96 21 p.

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  4. Published

    Songwriting Camps: Geschichte, Theorien und Erkenntnisse zur Fließband-Produktion von populärer Musik

    Ahlers, M. & Herbst, J.-P., 19.08.2024, »Parallelgesellschaften« in populärer Musik?: Abgrenzungen – Annäherungen – Perspektiven. Appen, R. V., Chaker, S., Huber, M. & Prieske, S. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 315-342 28 p. (Beiträge zur Popularmusikforschung; vol. 48)(~Vibes – The IASPM D-A-CH Series; vol. 3).

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  5. Published

    Songwriting Camps: Kollaborative Songwriting-Praxis zwischen Songwriting-Tradition und musikwirtschaftlicher Transformation

    Wernicke, C., Zaddach, W.-G., Ahlers, M. & Herbst, J.-P., 01.03.2025, Musik in der spätmodernen Gesellschaft: Analysen – Positionen – Perspektiven. Pfleiderer, M., Just, S., Wernicke, C. & Jost, C. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 197-218 (Populäre Kultur und Musik; vol. 43).

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  6. Published

    Sprachliche Heterogenität im Musikunterricht

    Ahlers, M. L. J. & Seifert, A., 01.10.2015, Theoretische Rahmung und Theoriebildung in der musikpädagogischen Forschung. Niessen, A. & Knigge, J. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 235-249 15 p. (Musikpädagogische Forschung; vol. 36).

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  7. Published

    Standing up against Discrimination and Exclusion: An Interview with Kutlu Yurtseven (Microphone Mafia)

    Schoop, M., 23.09.2020, Made in Germany . Seibt, O., Wikström, D.-E. & Ringsmut, M. (eds.). New York/London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 207-215 9 p. (Studies in Popular Music).

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  8. Published

    ››Was tun?›› # 5234766: Kunstpädagogik/Kunstvermittlung unter den Bedingungen des ökonomisierten Bildungswesen - 10 Splitter

    Maset, P., 2012, Künstlerische Kunstpädagogik : Ein Diskurs zur künstlerischen Bildung . Buschkühle, C.-P. (ed.). 1. Auflage 2012 ed. Oberhausen : Athena Verlag, p. 467-472 6 p. (Kunst und Bildung; vol. 9).

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    Zwischen Performanz und Resonanz: Potenziale einer Kunstvermittlung als Praxis des Erscheinens

    Hallmann, K., 2017, Formate der Kunstvermittlung: Kompetenz - Performanz - Resonanz. Maset, P. & Hallmann, K. (eds.). 1. ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 79-89 11 p. (image; vol. 108).

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  10. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › Not peer-reviewed
  11. Published

    CD Reloaded: Formate der Kunstvermittlung

    Steffel, H. & Reuter, R., 2006, Corporate Difference: Formate der Kunstvermittlung. Maset, P., Reuter, R. & Steffel, H. (eds.). 1 ed. Lüneburg: Books on Demand GmbH, p. 25-49 25 p.

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  12. Published

    Doing Popkultur

    Ahlers, M. & Klingmann, H., 01.07.2021, Musikdidaktik: Praxishandbuch für die Sekundarstufe I und II. Jank, W. (ed.). 9. ed. Berlin: Cornelsen-Verlag, p. 226-234 9 p.

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