Dr. Andrew Adams is the Assistant Professor of Piano at Western Carolina University in North Carolina, USA. He earned the Bachelor of Music in Piano from the Kansas City Conservatory of Music and the Master of Music in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying from the University of Illinois. In April 2005, he completed his Doctorate in Piano Performance at the University of Colorado. For six summers (1996-2001) he was a vocal coach at the Utah Festival Opera Company in Logan, Utah. Dr. Adams was Vocal Coach and Director of Collaborative Piano at Iowa State University from 2003 to 2006. He serves on the editorial board of and has published six articles in The Journal of Singing, the official publication of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Co-authored with Dr. Bradley Martin, his first book is entitled Hanon Restored: Charles-Louis Hanon's Five-finger Exercises Restored to His Original Design (Stipes Publishing). An active accompanist and chamber musician, he has accompanied recitals throughout the United States and in Russia.