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Dr. Michelle Ziegler serves as a Lecturer at the Department of Musicology within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Basel, Switzerland. She is based at the Musicological Seminar located at Petersgraben 27 in Basel.
Dr. Ziegler completed her doctoral studies at the University of Bern in 2018, focusing on the graphic tools of Swiss composer Hermann Meier (1906-2002). Her academic background includes studies in musicology, art history, and media studies at Freiburg (Switzerland), providing her with a strong interdisciplinary foundation.
Her research interests center on graphic notation systems in music composition, particularly examining how visual elements influence musical interpretation. She explores the intersection between visual arts and music, with special attention to 20th century composition practices and the digital transformation of music documentation. Her work bridges traditional musicological approaches with contemporary digital humanities methodologies.
Dr. Ziegler's publications reflect her theoretical approach to musical writing, examining how traditional notation interacts with modern digital technologies. Her 2021 workshop report on musical writing and digitality demonstrates her engagement with evolving paradigms in music creation and preservation.
- Musical Writing and Digitality. A Workshop Report. (2021)
Dr. Ziegler has received research support through her position as a research assistant in the DACH research project "Writing Music: Toward a Theory of Musical Writing" at the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel. She has also been active in organizing significant music projects including artistic co-direction of the Musikpodium Zürich (2012-15) and curation of the "Mondrian Music" exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Solothurn (2017-18).
Prior to her academic career, she worked as a freelance journalist for prominent publications including the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Dissonance, and the Schweizer Musikzeitung. She has taught at both the University of Basel and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, bringing her interdisciplinary perspective to music education.
