Michael Thaut

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Michael Hugo Thaut (* 1952 in Mannheim ) is dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Colorado State University and holds two chairs . He was awarded a professorship for music and another for neuroscience . Michael Thaut is also known in German-speaking countries as a co-founder of the Deutschfolk group Fiedel Michel .

Life

Michael Thaut spent his childhood and youth as the son of the Baptist theologian Rudolf Thaut in Mannheim, Munich , Bad Homburg and Hamburg . After graduating from high school , he studied education at the University of Münster from 1972 to 1976 and then studied music at the Mozarteum in Salzburg .

During his studies in 1973 Thaut founded the folk band Fiedel Michel together with Thomas Kagermann and Martin Hannemann . The band had their first public appearance in the summer of the same year. In the period that followed, the trio released numerous long-playing records and developed into one of the most important bands in this genre. In 1981 the Michel fiddle broke up . In addition to his musical engagement in the folk field, Thaut also worked as a professional violinist in various chamber music ensembles.

After 1981 Michael Thaut went to the United States and initially worked as a music therapist. He graduated from Michigan State University and then obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Music . Today he is Professor of Music and Professor of Neuroscience at Colorado State University . Since 2001 he has also been the co-director of the affiliated School of Arts and is chairman of the music, theater and dance department .

Awards (selection)

Thaut received from the American Association for Music Therapy ( American Music Therapy Association ) 1993 National Research Award and the 2001 National Service Award . The Japanese Kurashiki Sakuyo Music University appointed him an honorary professor in 2010. This professorship is also provided with a temporary teaching assignment.

Works (selection)

Michael Thaut has written over 120 scientific publications. His works have appeared in German, Japanese, Korean, Italian and Spanish.

  • Rhythm, Music, and the Brain: Scientific Foundations and Clinical Applications , 2007, ISBN 9780415964753
  • The great fiddle book , Bonn 1981, new edition 1997, ISBN 9783802402708
  • Despite all that, the world is ours , Berlin (West) 1981
  • Leevtalligheid , Fischerhude 1979
  • Fiedel Michel , Nottuln 1976

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Thaut: The world is ours in spite of it all , Berlin 1981, ISBN 3881070222 , p. 2
  2. ↑ Colorado State University: Michael Thaut  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on January 3, 2011@1@ 2Template: dead link / central.colostate.edu  
  3. ^ Dana Foundation: Michael Thaut (short biography) ; accessed on December 23, 2010
  4. ↑ Homepage of Colorado State University: Colorado State Music and Brain Researcher Named President of International Neuromusicology Society ; accessed on December 23, 2010
  5. ↑ Colorado State University: Michael Thaut  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on January 3, 2011@1@ 2Template: dead link / central.colostate.edu  
personal data
SURNAME Thaut, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thaut, Michael Hugo; Thaut, Michael H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German music and neuroscientist
DATE OF BIRTH 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim