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

    Perspectives on German Popular Music

    Ahlers, M. (Editor) & Jacke, C. (Editor), 01.01.2017, 1 ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 320 p. (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  2. Published

    The Rhythm of Movement in the early 20th Century and its Foundation in the empirical Aesthetics

    Bayreuther, R., 2016, In: Musikforschung. 69, 2, p. 143-156 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Habit as a law of mind: A Peircean approach to habit in cultural and mental phenomena

    Bisanz, E. & Cunningham, S., 2016, Consensus on Peirce’s Concept of Habit: Before and Beyond Consciousness. West, D. E. & Anderson, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 401-419 19 p. (Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics; vol. 31).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Pophörspiel: Popular music in radio art

    Schulze, H., 01.01.2016, Perspectives on German Popular Music. Ahlers, M. & Jacke, C. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 67-73 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Ästhetische Erfahrungen in musealen Räumen

    Hallmann, K., 2016, In: BDK-Mitteilungen. 2/2016, 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  6. Published

    Human

    Zuther, D., 20.10.2016, In: Praxis des Musikunterrichts. 128, p. 4-15 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  7. Published

    Can't Stop The Feeling

    Zuther, D., 20.08.2016, In: Praxis des Musikunterrichts. 127, p. 4-17 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  8. Published

    Fast Car

    Zuther, D., 20.05.2016, In: Praxis des Musikunterrichts. 126, p. 4-13 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  9. Published

    Hello

    Zuther, D., 20.01.2016, In: Praxis des Musikunterrichts. 125, p. 4-15 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  10. Published

    Schwitters und Hjertøya: Recherche-Fragment

    Maset, P., 2016, Trompete 9: unbedingt. Köppen, T., Schröder, P. & Töpfer, K. (eds.). Hamburg: Michael Kellner, p. 65-72 8 p. (Trompete).

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