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

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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Con­certs of the Pader­born Uni­ver­sity Or­ches­tra on 2 and 4 Feb­ru­ary 2026

With the performance of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, the university orchestra is bidding farewell to the two soloists as they retire: Marianne and Eckhard Wiemann have helped to shape and characterise the subject area of music at the university for many years and have also played numerous concerts with the university orchestra. It is a special pleasure for us to be able to perform with them once again!

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Stu­dio con­cert winter semester 2025/2026

At the end of the winter semester, students studying to become teachers in the subject area of music will present the results of their work in the Neuhaus Castle Audience Hall. The concert is on Tuesday, 27 January 2026 at 8 pm. Admission is free, the conductor is Eckhard Wiemann. A warm welcome!

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Spring School Mu­sic Edu­ca­tion NRW

"Teaching music under the conditions of post-digitality and AI" - this is the title of the Spring School Music Education NRW 2026 taking place at the Detmold University of Music from 23-27 February 2026. Registration possible until 31 January.

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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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