Mag.a art. Dr.in phil. Dipl.-Mus.-Päd.in
Julia Wieneke
Julia Wieneke has a Professor of Music Pedagogy at Mozarteum University (Innsbruck Campus) since 2021. Her work focuses on music outreach, creative projects and teacher education, with a particular interest in contemporary music and the development of innovative approaches to music teaching.
After completing her teacher training at the University of Music and Theatre in Hanover, Wieneke studied violin pedagogy at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne. She subsequently completed a master's degree in musicology and music education in Hanover and worked as a research assistant at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, where she completed her doctorate under the supervision of Freia Hoffmann. Her dissertation on music outreach projects with a focus on contemporary music was published by Olms.
Wieneke subsequently worked as a music teacher at a comprehensive school, where she initiated and developed projects and collaborations, as well as as a freelance practitioner in the field of music outreach and as a violin teacher. From 2017 to 2021, she worked as a Senior Researcher at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, where she collaborated with colleagues from various institutes in teacher education and secured funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) for a research project on cooperation among music teachers.
Her research and publications address the opportunities and limitations of creative projects, the characteristics of successful teacher education, teamwork and university didactics.