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

Open Ac­cess-Talk VI: Gründung und Heraus­gabe des Journ­al of Sus­tain­ab­il­ity and Fu­tures in Mu­sic Edu­ca­tion

Am Mittwoch, 25. März, findet zum sechsten Mal der Open Access-Talk an der Universität Paderborn statt. Von 12.30 bis 13.30 Uhr berichten Timo Neuhausen vom Institut für Begabungsforschung in der Musik und Laura Kupke vom Fachreferat Erziehungswissenschaft, Kunst, Musik, Philosophie, Psychologie, Textil der Universitätsbibliothek online per Zoom von der Herausgabe einer Open-Access-Zeitschrift im Diamond-OA-Modell (ohne APCs).

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Pro­ject launch: Data eco­sys­tems and ser­vices to strengthen loy­alty and cul­tur­al par­ti­cip­a­tion (Cul­tur­al Wal­let)

The transdisciplinary project "Data Ecosystems and Services to Strengthen Loyalty and Cultural Participation (Cultural Wallet)" was launched in January 2026 and will run until December 2028.

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Prof Dr Christoph Jacke (left) and Joshua Wick (right) at the lecture in the Studiobühne. Photo: Alyssia Ron

Her­bert Gröne­mey­er, Mi­chael Lentz and the en­igma of Punctum in mu­sic pro­duc­tion. A re­view

The 44th Paderborn Writers' Guest Lectureship, this time held by the writer, musician and academic Prof. Dr. Michael Lentz, was concluded on 27 January 2026 with an interdisciplinary academic symposium for the Poetry Lecturer. Prof Dr Christoph Jacke (Deputy Managing Director of C:POP - Transdisciplinary Research Center for Popular Music Cultures and Creative Economies) and Joshua Wick (board member of C:POP) contributed a lecture entitled:…

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Lec­ture by Prof Dr Chris­toph Jacke and Joshua Wick at the clos­ing sym­posi­um of the 44th Pader­born Guest Lec­ture­ship for Writers

On Tuesday, 27 January 2026, the academic symposium for the 44th Paderborn University Guest Lectureship for Writers will take place in the Studiobühne at Paderborn University. One item on the programme of the symposium is the lecture by Prof. Dr. Christoph Jacke and Joshua Wick, which will take place from 16:15 to 17:00.

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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 Reseach on Musical Ability, 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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