Faculty 2

At present, around 300 students are studying on the teaching degree courses for all types of schools, the Master's degree in Music Education, the composition courses, the MA Bigband - for players, writers and conductors and the Master's degree course at the International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA).

We are delighted that you are interested in the wide range of courses and activities offered by our department, for which you can find further and up-to-date information here.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the department's contact persons.

Composition

Prof. Orm Finnendahl

Teaching degrees

Prof. Dr. Katharina Schilling-Sandvoß for the degrees L1, L2 and L5
Prof. Dr. Christina Richter-Ibáñez for the degree L3
deputy Prof. Fabian Sennholz for all teaching degrees

Master's program Educational Science in Music

Dr. Franziska Olbertz

Master's program MA Bigband - For Players, Writers and Conductors

Prof. Ralph Abelein
Hendrika Entzian

Master's program International Ensemble Modern Academy - Contemporary Music Performance (MA IEMA CoMP)

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kreppein
Prof. Esa Tapani
Dietmar Wiesner (Ensemble Modern)
Jagdish Mistry (Ensemble Modern)

Chair: Dean Prof. Dr. Fabian Kolb

Full-time lecturers (professors)

Prof. Dr. Christina Richter-Ibáñez
Prof. Orm Finnendahl
Prof. Dr. Katharina Schilling-Sandvoß
Prof. Melinda Paulsen
Prof. Ralph Abelein
Prof. Fabian Sennholz

Students

unoccupied

Academic-artistic members

Daniel Kemminer

Administrative-technical members

Kirsti Pärssinen

Start of term: April 1st, 2025

The Teacher Training Advisory Board (LBB) at Faculty 2 for Teaching Qualifications, Science and Composition deals with all matters relating to teacher training, advises the faculty and supports it in intensifying its contacts with the ministries and Goethe University. The advisory board is made up of subject representatives from teacher training, representatives of the department and students and meets approximately once a semester, usually on a project-related basis.

Members

Prof. Dr. Holger Horz (Managing Director of the Academy for Educational Research and Teacher Training (ABL))
Dr. Peter Ickstadt, Chairman LBB (Head of the Frankfurt Examination Office for Music at the Hessian Teachers' Academy)
Johannes Kaballo (Federal Association for Music Education, state representative for "Schools in Hessen make music")
Marcus Kauer (Head of the Department of Cultural Education and Sport at the Hessian Ministry of Culture)
Andreas Lenz, Deputy Chairman LBB (Hessian Teachers' Academy)
Dr. phil. Stefan Lückel (Deputy Professor of Music Education)
Kirsti Pärssinen (Managing Director of Faculty 2)
Lea Rau (student representative)
Prof. Dr. Fabian Kolb (Dean)
Prof. Dr. Maria Spychiger (Head of the Master's in Music Education)
Katharina Zink (student representative)