Tammy Fisher

Tammy Fisher has been a member of the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse music department since August 2001. She is the Director of the Screaming Eagles Marching Band, Conductor of the Symphonic Band, instructor of percussion studies and leads the music education program. She also serves as a supervisor of student teachers in the School of Education.

A native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Fisher holds the BS in Music Education from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, the MM in Music Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the PhD in Music Education from the University of North Carolina - Greensboro. Dr. Fisher has studied conducting with Jack Stamp and John Locke. Percussion instructors include Gary Olmstead, Cort McClaren and Rich MacDonald.

Dr. Fisher performs with numerous jazz bands including the 7 Rivers Jazz Band, the Jazz Foundation and Grumpy Old Men Big Band. She held the position of Principal Timpanist in the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra from 2001 to 2020. Dr. Fisher is a frequent guest clinician and adjudicator of bands and percussion ensembles throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. In 2023, Dr. Fisher was one of seven UWL faculty to receive the Eagle Teaching Excellence Award. Faculty are nominated by students and selected by a university committee.