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It is widely accepted in contemporary Western* 9) ethnomusicological scholarship that, as part of fieldwork, researchers will themselves learn the genres they are studying, often not just to the level of ‘bi-musicality’ (Hood 1960) but to the level of professional performance (Baily 2001). In contrast, Korean musical scholarship, while especially strong in musicological analysis and historical musicology, has only received limited impact from Western traditions of ethnomusicological research (Park Mikyung 2013: 25). In examining the different scholarly traditions encountered in my research on Korean sung storytelling form pansori, I postulate that it is through the practical learning and performance of a musical genre that the gap between different research approaches can be breached. By showing demonstrable skill and in-depth knowledge of a genre in terms acceptable to local music scholars, an ‘outsider’ scholar can build a path to engage with and thus build bridges between academic traditions that have so far mostly developed independently, fostering the potential for constructive future debate.