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Teaching others has been a consistent trend in Flower's career. She developed the core classes at the
Swallow Hill School of Music and was a teacher there from 1990 to 2004. Nationally she's been part of the Blues in Schools program, developed five instructional DVDs, and teaches workshops at many
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While raising a family in Denver she developed a strong regional following, worked closely with future
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