Canadian pianist Alan Fraser gives master classes and recitals worldwide and conducts ongoing research and refinement on the ideas put forth in his two books, The Craft of Piano Playing (also in DVD) and Honing the Pianistic Self-Image.
Christine Olson is a pianist and Alexander Technique teacher based in Northampton, MA. Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais Method are like two peas in a pod, so it was natural for her curiosity to be stimulated by Alan Fraser's approach several years ago. She was wonder woman on-site liason and solo organizing committe for the inaugural 2011 Smith College Institute and continues to attend to all organizational aspects of the Institutes in Northampton.
-Janet Buhler is a pianist/violinist who heads -her own large teaching studio in Salt Lake City. -She has been the president of the Suzuki
-Association of Utah for the past 4 years and is
-currently working on a piano performance -degree at the University of Utah. She has -completed intensive training on all the Suzuki
-books, and has attended institutes and -trainings in the United States, Canada, Japan -
-and Italy. She attended the inaugural 2011 Alan Fraser Summer Piano Institute at Smith College and subsequently organized the 2011 Western Division Institute.
Before becoming a fulltime musician Janet enjoyed a previous career in fashion design. She is a graduate of the Instituto di Moda Burgo in Milan, Italy, and was adjunct professor at the Utah Fashion Institute for 6 years teaching fashion illustration and couture technique. Janet exemplifies the adage, "Do something well or don't do it at all" - Her smocking creations have won numerous prizes and she has won competitive tennis tournaments. Her three children are all musically inclined.
