Stefan Orgass

Prof. Dr. Stefan Orgass is a full professor in Music Pedagogy at Faculty 2 of Folkwang Universität der Künste, where he has served since 1998. His work bridges music education, didactics, and theoretical foundations of musical meaning. He has played key leadership roles in national music education organizations, including serving as chair of the Bundesfachgruppe Musikpädagogik (2010–2016) and as a member of the advisory board for the European Music Exchange of the German Music Council since 2011.

His research centers on Communicative Music Didactics, exploring how musical meaning is constructed in educational contexts. He investigates foundational questions in musical education, the epistemology of music pedagogy, and empirical classroom research. His scholarly contributions include editing and co-authoring Musikalische Bildung in europäischer Perspektive, a foundational text in the field, and he is currently developing a comprehensive theoretical framework for music pedagogy grounded in meaning theory.

While specific publications are listed in external documents, the overarching trends in his work reflect a deep integration of historical music analysis, educational theory, and practical pedagogy. His academic trajectory began with teacher training in music and history, followed by a doctorate on J.S. Bach’s late keyboard compositions under the supervision of Christoph Wolff at Harvard University.

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As a professor, he has supervised doctoral candidates and contributed to curriculum development and teacher training at both school and university levels. He has held teaching assignments in music theory, musicology, and music education. There is no indication of part-time status, and he remains an active faculty member. He is affiliated with the Institute for Art and Design Science and contributes to the FolkwangStudien publication series.