Christiane Imort-Viertel

Christiane Imort-Viertel serves as Professor of Music Didactics at Paderborn University's Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute for Art/Music/Textiles since April 2025. Previously, she held leadership roles at Pädagogischen Hochschule Ludwigsburg including head of the student intake phase department (2021-2025) and postdoctoral researcher in music didactics.

Her academic background includes doctorate research on hip-hop in secondary music education (2020), Magisterstudium in Music Didactics and English Studies (2007-2012), and extensive teaching experience at both university and secondary school levels. Prior to academia, she taught music, English, and German at Theodor-Heuss-Realschule Kornwestheim (2009-2018).

Research focuses on empirical school research in music education with emphasis on music theory instruction, pop music integration (particularly hip-hop), and early musical intervention programs like Ludwigsburg's "MusikImpulse". Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical classroom applications across educational stages.

Current teaching includes academic writing methodology, music history survey courses, pop music cultural analysis, and practical pedagogy training for future music educators. As Second Speaker of the Conference for Music Education at Academic Institutions (KMpWH) since 2024, she actively shapes national discourse in music pedagogy.