Fumiko Honda

Dalcroze Certificate, 1999; Dalcroze License, 2001, Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to her studies with Marta Sanchez and Annabelle Joseph at CMU, Ms. Bauer received extensive Dalcroze training in Japan with Toru Sakai and Hiroaki Yoshida, as well as Akihiko Mabuchi and Mari Izumi. After attending Kunitachi High School of Music, she earned her BA in Music Education, Dalcroze Concentration, from Kunitachi College of Music; and her MA in Composition from Western Michigan University. In November 2005, the College Music Society chose her composition Journey for French horn and piano to be premiered at its international conference in Quebec. An accomplished pianist, Ms. Bauer has played piano since she was 3 1/2 years old. In 2010 she joined the staff of the Waldorf School of Princeton, where she has served as the piano accompanist for the past 10 years. She runs a music school in Princeton, NJ, offering piano lessons and Dalcroze classes for children.