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. Published

    Evaluating an Analysis-by-Synthesis Model for Jazz Improvisation

    Frieler, K. & Zaddach, W.-G., 03.02.2022, In: Transactions of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval. 5, 1, p. 20-34 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Urbanes Lernen: Rezension zum Band „urbanes lernen“

    Stahl, F., 2011, In: BDK-Mitteilungen. 3/2011, p. 45 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Statement zum Bundeskongress der Kunstpädagogik 2009 in Düsseldorf

    Stahl, F., 2010, In: BDK-Mitteilungen. 1/2011, p. 13 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  4. Published

    Strategien technischer Bildformen: Kunstvermittlung und Bildkompetenz

    Schaper, F., 20.09.2011, Das Bild zwischen Kognition und Kreativität : Interdisziplinäre Zugänge zum bildhaften Denken. Bisanz, E. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 227-234 8 p. (Image).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Kunstpädagogische Zeitgenossenschaft

    Schaper, F., 03.09.2012, Ästhetische Bildung der Differenz: Wiederholung 2012. Maset, P. (ed.). Books on Demand GmbH, p. 13-14 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

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    Technology-centred learning processes as digital artistic development: On the reciprocal effects of conceptual models, metaphors and presets

    Neuhausen, T., Wernicke, C. & Ahlers, M., 01.12.2021, In: Journal of Music, Technology and Education. 13, 2-3, p. 287-304 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Geschichten der Disco

    Jóri, A., 2023, D.I.S.C.O. Cool – Chic – Crazy. Waxmann Verlag, p. 19-32

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    „Ist das dein Handy oder vibrierst du?“: Ein Essay über Resonanz, Technologien und Rollen

    Ahlers, M., 01.05.2023, Resonanz: Tagungsband zum 5. Bundeskongress Musikunterricht, Mannheim 2022. Biegholt, G., Jürgen, O. & Martina, K.-B. (eds.). Mainz: Schott Music, p. 16-19 4 p. (Diskurs Musikunterricht; vol. 1).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsTransferpeer-review

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    Studentische Perspektiven auf die Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung Musik

    Uhl-Sonntag, N. & Verbücheln, E.-M., 2023, In: Diskussion Musikpädagogik. 99, p. 20-26 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review