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Patricia Flowers
Professor, School of Music
Areas of Expertise:
Musical development of children
Teacher education
Music listening and description
Music cognition
Professor Flowers is an educator specializing
in elementary school music. Her teaching and research encompass musical
development of young children, music in the inclusive classroom, and
music in older adulthood. She
is an expert in how children listen and communicate about music. Dr.
Flowers has a sustained record of professional publication in premiere
journals and regularly presents her research in venues spanning school
districts, state and national organizations, professional associations,
university residencies, and international meetings. She has served
two terms on the Editorial Committee of the Journal of Research in
Music Education, as Chair of the Music Education Research Council,
and as the 2002 Invited Lecturer for the Society for Research in Music
Education. She has been a member of the OSU School of Music faculty
since 1985 where she served as Chair of Graduate Studies from 1992-2007
and twice received the School of Music Distinguished Scholar award. Professor
Flowers continues to blend teaching, research, and outreach through regular
engagement with schools and nursing homes, promoting music to enhance
quality of life for people of all ages.
Education
• PhD, Florida State University
• BM, MM, Kent State University
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