Author Chris Roberts has been an award-winning high school and middle school band director, professional trumpet player, music arranger, college mathematics instructor, and software engineer.

Chris received his bachelor’s degree in music education in 1994 from Henderson State University. While at Henderson, he studied with trumpet professors Dr. James Buckner and Mr. Don Kramer and received the Mae Whipple Most Outstanding Performer scholarship in 1993.  Chris performed with the South Arkansas Symphony and Arkansas Brass Quintet while serving as principal trumpet in the HSU Marching Band, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Ensemble.  While teaching music in Texas, Chris' private lesson students were named to the Texas all-state band, some as young as 9th graders, due to the system documented in How to Make First Chair.