DR. ANDREW HISEY is recognized across the United States and Canada for his innovative and inspiring work teaching people to engage with and make music at the piano. He has served on the piano faculties of the Oberlin Conservatory (OH), St. Olaf College (MN), and the University of St. Thomas (MN). He now holds a faculty position in the Department of Music and Arts Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, where he also serves as Director of the IUPUI Music Academy. Dr. Hisey is an active soloist and collaborative performer and has been heard throughout the Midwest USA and Canada. He has adjudicated, performed, or presented workshops in nearly forty American states and in eight Canadian provinces. Dr. Hisey has taught recreational keyboard classes on numerous cruises around the globe in a creative educational collaboration between the Yamaha Corporation and Crystal Cruises.

In 1993, Dr. Hisey was the first recipient of a doctoral degree in piano pedagogy and performance from the University of Michigan. He has played a major role in the creation of several widely recognized series of piano music books—The Composer Editions; Christopher Norton: Connections for Piano; Pattern Play: Inspiring Creativity at the Piano, and the 2001, 2008 and 2015 editions of The Celebration Series repertoire and etudes anthologies published by RCM Publishing.