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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Prof. Dr Chris­toph Jacke on Danger Dan and polit­ic­al pop on WDR We­st­art

Susanne Schnabel from WDR Westart talks to musician Danger Dan and Prof. Dr Christoph Jacke about political pop music and the impact of Danger Dan’s single “Keine Angst”.

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Gen­er­al As­sembly for all stu­dents of Pop­u­lar Mu­sic and Me­dia

POP General Assembly – For questions about the organisation of studies, examinations Management, course management and much more!

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Das Team des IBFM (Foto: Heike Kundisch)

Poster­preis für Forschende des IB­FM auf der AMPF-Jahresta­gung

Großer Erfolg für das Institut für Begabungsforschung in der Musik (IBFM) der Universität Paderborn: Rebekka Schubert, Prof. Dr. Marc Godau, Phillip Gosmann und Timo Neuhausen wurden auf der Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Musikpädagogische Forschung (AMPF) am 24. September 2026 in Kassel mit dem Posterpreis ausgezeichnet.

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The Green Stage at the Zukunftsgarten in Schloss Neuhaus (Photo: Julian Burkert)

A Green Stage at the "Zukun­fts­garten"

The NachhaltigkeitsKulturOWL research project presented a varied programme of stage performances, including music, a talk and a podcast recording, at the "Zukunftsgarten" in Schloss Neuhaus.

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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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