Heather Campbell

Heather has been teaching the Alexander Technique since the 1990s and piano since the 1980s with a particular interest in the application of the Technique to music performance. Her students have won national Royal Conservatory of Music exam awards, national competitions, and university entrance music scholarships. In addition to her ongoing piano and Alexander Technique studio, adjudication, and international masterclasses, she is currently writing a comprehensive book on the application of Alexander Technique at the piano.   

Heather has worked and volunteered in the non-profit sector, mostly in a leadership capacity since the 1980s, including the National Ballet of Canada and the Canadian Opera Company. She co-founded and was President of the Healing Cycle Foundation for ten years, raising millions for palliative care in Ontario, Canada. 

 She has been the President of Alexander Technique Canada for the past 7 years, former chair of its Professional Conduct Committee, and the ATAS (Alexander Technique Affiliated Societies) representative for Canada since 2018. She was elected to the Secretariat of ATAS in 2022.  

Heather’s 35 years of volunteerism has been recognized with local and national awards, including the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers from the Governor General of Canada in 2018.