Christopher Fisher is Assistant Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Class Piano at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where he teaches both class and applied piano, as well as courses in piano pedagogy. A native of Missouri, Dr. Fisher received degrees from Wichita State University (Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy) and Northwest Missouri State University (Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance, Magna Cum Laude). He was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma where he was the recipient of the prestigious Alumni Graduate Fellowship. His teachers include Edward Gates, Jane Magrath, Barbara Fast, Julie Bees, Sylvia Coats, Richard Bobo and Betty Preston.

An active performer, Dr. Fisher frequently plays both solo and collaborative recitals, including duo/duet piano performances with wife and pianist, Katherine Fisher. In demand as a workshop clinician, Dr. Fisher has presented sessions regionally and nationally. As a researcher and author, Dr. Fisher has published articles in Keyboard Companion, has contributed reviews of new music in the American Music Teacher magazine, and will release a feature article this forthcoming summer in Clavier magazine on the piano music of British composer, C. Hubert H. Parry. A group piano specialist, Dr. Fisher is currently engaged in research exploring the application of cooperative learning theory to the teaching of piano in group environments. He has adjudicated piano festivals throughout the United States.

Dr. Fisher is a member of Music Teachers National Association, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.