At the 2004 MENC preconference session sponsored by the Society of Music Teacher Education, the question of "What partnerships must we create in our teacher education programs?" was addressed in one of three breakout sessions. We began the discussion by looking at the types of partnerships that currently exist. Our thinking was that only when we have taken stock of where we've been can we begin to think outside the box in response to Jeffrey Kimpton's call for change in music teacher education.Many of the participants reported on methods classes that apply a clinical model. These sitebased methods courses vary in the degree of collaboration that exists. On one end of the spectrum is the lab school approach in which university professors and students provide music instruction in schools where music otherwise doesn't exist. A more collaborative model is the Professional Development School (PDS), in which the methods class relocates to a school and is taught by both university and school-based teacher. Other collaborative ventures that were discussed included service learning that partnered university students with community organizations and after-school programs. The conversation then turned to examples of "internal" partnerships that involve the integration of music education courses with other disciplines, both outside music as well as within music departments.It is clear that there are many angles to consider when thinking about the kinds of partnerships we need to create or reenergize in music teacher education. The literature on partnerships in music education reaches far beyond the scope of our discussion in the breakout session and includes partnerships between universities and professional artists and arts organizations, as well as collaborative enterprises between universities and corporations. The following discussion draws upon selected sources as a way to frame the current conversation on partnerships and to serve as a springboard for future planning.
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