From Solos to Duets: Reflecting on Experiences of an International Collaborative Research Partnership Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education (April 2004) (160), pg. 49-60 Betty Anne Younker; Pamela Burnard Mark Record | RefWorks WizFolio Abstract TDR Status Related Books Traditionally, research projects in music education are completed by individuals as solo ventures that often begin while completing the terminal degree. Evolving shifts in research paradigms, however, have embraced research that is completed within collaborative enterprises. These enterprises often consist of partnerships between schools and universities, and differing universities within national and international settings. The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that reflects experiences of one international collaborative research partnership and to present the model as a possible guide for such partnerships that involve alternative research approaches. The aim is to clarify aspects of such experiences as constitutive of a collaborative research partnership. Throughout the process, it became evident that the lens that served as a theoretical guide also served to connect the parts into a meaningful whole, and that there was a need to reframe perceptions of what research is and can be.