New Faculty Artist in 2025
Janet Rarick is a graduate of the Houston School for the Alexander Technique and is certified to teach through Alexander Technique International. Her long-time interest and study of the Technique has included extensive work with nationally and internationally noted teachers. A musician and professor at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, she teaches courses in the Alexander Technique for Rice University undergraduates and Shepherd School of Music students.
She has taught workshops and classes in the Alexander Technique throughout the Greater Houston Area and Texas. In the summers, she teaches the Alexander Technique for the one-week Intensives at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, as well as the Music Academy in Santa Barbara, California. As Associate Professor of Music Career Development at The Shepherd School of Music, Ms. Rarick coaches chamber music, serves as program manager for professional development classes, and directs outreach activities.