Tammy Fisher

Bands / Percussion / Instrumental Music Education
242 Center for Fine Arts
(608)785-6725
tfisher@uwlax.edu

Biography

Dr. Tammy Fisher is the Director of Bands and Percussion Studies at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. In addition to directing the Wind Ensemble and the UW-L Community Orchestra, she teaches courses in instrumental music education and conducting. Dr. Fisher’s academic degrees include a bachelor degree in Music Education from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in Music Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a doctorate in Music Education from the University of North Carolina - Greensboro.

Dr. Fisher has held the position Principal Timpanist in the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra for eight years.  She serves currently as the President of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. She is an active adjudicator for the Wisconsin School Music Association, and she is sought after as a clinician in the Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois areas. Dr. Fisher is a member of several professional organizations, including the College Band Directors National Association, MENC, and the Percussive Arts Society.

Fisher is a native of Pennsylvania, teaching instrumental music in the public schools for eleven years. In addition, she served as a percussionist with the 553rd Air National Guard Band in Harrisburg PA for nine years.