Dr. Ryan Fogg is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee.  A native Texan, he holds degrees in Piano Performance from The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Houston, and East Texas Baptist University.  Dr. Fogg maintains an active performing schedule, presenting solo recitals regularly throughout the United States.  In addition, he has recorded new works by American composers through Albany Records, and he has written articles for Clavier Companion and Piano Pedagogy Forum. 

Dr. Fogg holds national certification through the Music Teachers National Association and is also a member of the College Music Society and Pi Kappa Lambda, the National Music Honor Society.  A dedicated teacher, he has been recognized by Carson-Newman College with the Teaching Excellence and Leadership Award (2010) and the Faculty Creativity Award (2008, 2012), and he was named the 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year by the Knoxville Music Teachers Association.  He has also served on the faculties of Northwest Missouri State University and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan.  His former teachers include Gregory Allen, Danielle Martin, Robert Brownlee and Dr. Randall Sulton.