LISA ROGERS is Professor of Percussion Studies at Texas Tech University, where she teaches applied studies as well as directs ensembles such as the Texas Tech Steel Drum Band “Apocalypso Now.” She attended Texas State University and Texas Tech University for her undergraduate and graduate studies. Rogers received a DMA degree in percussion performance from the University of Oklahoma. She is a Past President of the Percussive Arts Society and currently Executive Director of the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy. Rogers also serves as Associate Research Editor for the Percussive Arts Society's journal Percussive Notes and is Principal Timpanist of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.