Wel­come to the mu­sic de­part­ment!

Here you will find a wide range of information and links to our research activities, our study programmes and artistic activities and events. We follow the mission statement:

Researching, communicating and shaping musical cultural diversity.

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Popular Music and Media (Bachelor & Master) PopMediaCulture (Master) Teacher training programmes (Bachelor & Master)

News

Stu­di­okonzert Win­tersemester 2025/2026

Zum Ende des Wintersemesters präsentieren die Lehramt Studierenden des Fachs Musik die Ergebnisse ihrer Arbeit im Audienzsaal Schloss Neuhaus. Das Konzert ist am Dienstag, 27. Januar 2026 um 20 Uhr. Der Eintritt ist frei, die Leitung hat Eckhard Wiemann. Herzlich willkommen!

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Spring School Mu­sikpäd­ago­gik NRW

"Musik unterrichten unter den Bedingungen von Postdigitalität und KI" - unter diesem Titel findet vom 23.-27. Februar 2026 die Spring School Musikpädagogik NRW 2026 an der Hochschule für Musik Detmold statt. Anmeldung möglich bis zum 31. Januar.

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„Ein Ge­spräch mit viel Em­power­ment“. Ein Nachbericht über den Sem­in­arbe­such von Jan Frohne und Gudrun Gut.

Im Seminar „Post Punk, New Wave und Synthie Pop: Subkulturen, Mainstreams, Gender und Zeitgeister“ von Prof. Dr. Jacke geht es im Wintersemester 2025/26 immer wieder um die 1980er Jahre: Die Mode, die Kunst, die Medien, die Kultur und selbstverständlich die Musik. Dieses Jahrzehnt heute zu untersuchen, ist besonders spannend, da die Menschen und Gesellschaften vor ähnliche Probleme gestellt werden, wie Markus Kavka (Journalist, Moderator und…

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Prof. Dr. Christoph Jacke und Dr. Katharina Schardt (UPB for Future/Stabsstelle Bildungsinnovationen und Hochschuldidaktik)

Nachbericht: Prof. Dr. Jacke bei der Ring­vor­le­sung „UPB for Fu­ture“ über Stars und Nach­haltigkeit

Prof. Dr. Christoph Jacke, stellvertretender geschäftsführender Direktor von C:POP, Transdisciplinary Research Center for Popular Music Cultures and Creative Economies, hat im Rahmen der öffentlichen Ringvorlesung für Nachhaltigkeit „UPB vor Future“ am 30.10.2025 einen Einblick in die Popular Music Studies gegeben. Die Vorlesung, die zum fünften Mal an der Universität Paderborn in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Arbeitsbereich von Prof. Dr. René Fahr,…

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All in­form­a­tion about the mu­sic de­part­ment

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Con­tact

Do you have any questions? Please feel free to contact us. Here you will find all contact details and contact options.

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Study

We offer the following degree programmes: Popular Music and Media (B.A. & M.A.), PopMediaCulture (M.A.), Teacher Training Programme Music for Primary Schools, Secondary Level I and Special Needs Education (B.Ed. & M.Ed. respectively). You can also obtain the "Basic singing and music-making skills in primary schools" certificate from us.

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Re­search

Research is conducted in the subject area of music at the Institute for Giftedness Research in Music, at the C:POP - Transdisciplinary Research Centre for Popular Music Cultures and Creative Economies, in research projects of the professorships and as part of numerous doctoral projects.

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Pub­lic­a­tions

Here you will find an overview of scientific, didactic and journalistic publications by our employees.

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Pro­fess­or­ships

Here you will find the pages of the professorships in the subject area of music.

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Em­ploy­ees

Professors, secretaries, research assistants, artistic assistants, lecturers and research and student assistants work hand in hand in the subject area of music. You can find a list of our employees here.

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En­sembles & Events

Here you will find information about the Big Band, the Brass Band, the UniSono University Choir, the University Orchestra and the Samba Ensemble as well as events organised by the music department.

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Net­work

The Music subject area enters into collaborations with partners from the music and media culture sector and other universities, is involved in interdisciplinary teaching formats and scientific societies and networks alumni.

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Pader­born Pop­dozen­tur

Since 2014, the Popdozentur has been promoting exchange between urban society and prominent and renowned professionals from the broad field of the music and media industries through seminars, workshops, projects, talks, round tables, etc.

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