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In: Frank Abrahams, Teaching Music through Performance in Choir. Chicago: GIA Press. (chapter)

Bowers, J (in press). : Building Early Choral Experiences, The Middle School Program. In: Holt, M and Jordan, J. The School Choral Program: Philosophy, Planning, Organizing, and Teaching. Chicago, GIA Publications, Inc. (chapter)

Bowers, J. (2002), Classroom Management in Choral Settings. Article in Spotlight on Teaching Chorus, Reston, VA: MENC Press, 8-10.

Small, A. & Bowers, J. (eds.) (1996). Strategies for Teaching Elementary and Middle Level Chorus. Reston, VA: MENC Press.

Hinckley, J. (Ed). (1994). Music at the Middle Level. Reston, VA: MENC Press. Bowers, J., Product vs. process in middle school music. (article)

Bowers, J. (2006, November). Motivation in Middle School Choir. The Choral Journal, 47 (5), 91-93.

Wilcox, Ella (2006, February). Changing the World One Life at a Time: A Teacher Educator Promotes Independence, Teaching Music, 13 (4), pp. 38-43. [I was interviewed about field work and partnerships embedded in my teacher preparation classes)

Bowers, J. (2001). A field experience partnership for teacher education with university, public school, and community participants. Bulletin for the Council of Research in Music Education, 148, 3-11.

Bowers, J. (1998) Effect of an intergenerational choir for community-based seniors and college students on age-related attitudes. Journal of Music Therapy, XXXV (1) 2-18.

Bowers, J. (1997). The relationship of sequential patterns to the music teaching effectiveness of elementary education majors. Journal of Research in Music Education, 45 (3), 428-443.

Yarbrough, C., Bowers, J., & Benson, W. (1992). The effect of vibrato on pitch matching accuracy of certain & uncertain singers. Journal of Research in Music Education 40 (1), 30-38.

Yarbrough, C., Price, H., and Bowers, J. (1991). The effect of knowledge of research on rehearsal skills and teaching values of experienced teachers. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 9 (2), 17-20.

Yarbrough, C., Green, G. Benson, W. & Bowers, J. (1991). Inaccurate singers: An exploratory study of variables affecting pitch-matching. Council for Research in Music Education, 107, 23-34.

Bowers, J. (1999, November). Classroom management in choral settings Kansas Music Review, Winter, p 24-25. The Kansas music educators journal reprinted this article from FMEA journal.

Bowers, J. (1999, October). Classroom management in choral settings. Florida Music Director, 53 (3), p 8-11.

Bowers, J. K. (1991). The effect of vocal models, grade level, and curriculum on pitch matching accuracy of adolescent males in various stages of vocal development. The Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, 28, 1-15.