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

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"Cul­tur­al Wal­let" mile­stone meet­ing in Osnab­rück: A fol­low-up re­port (copy 1)

First results and next steps: Last Friday, the various stakeholders in the research project "Cultural Wallet. Data ecosystems and services to strengthen loyalty and cultural participation" met for a milestone meeting at Osnabrück Theatre last Friday.

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Lehramt Mu­sik stud­ier­en – ab Win­tersemester 2026/27 ohne Eignung­s­prü­fung

Ab dem Wintersemester 2026/27 entfällt die Eignungsprüfung als Zugangsvoraussetzung für das Fach Musik in den Lehramtsstudiengängen Grundschule, Haupt-, Real-, Sekundar- und Gesamtschule sowie Sonderpädagogische Förderung. Das Lehramt Musik ist damit zulassungsfrei. Die Bewerbung erfolgt innerhalb der regulären Bewerbungsfristen direkt über das PAUL-Bewerbungsportal der Universität Paderborn.

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Pop mu­sic and se­cur­ity in the old Fed­er­al Re­pub­lic: A lec­ture by Mar­tin Göllnitz

The Department of Contemporary History and the C:POP Research Centre invite you to a lecture by Dr. Martin Göllnitz on 2 June 2026 at 4.15 pm: "(I can't get no) securisation". Security dynamics of pop in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Vorbereit­ung­stag Lehramt Mu­sik

Herzliche Einladung zum Vorbereitungstag auf die Eignungsprüfung am Donnerstag, den 21. Mai 2026

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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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