Associate professor of piano and keyboard area coordinator at California State University, Fullerton, Robert Watson has performed internationally at the Esterhazy Palace in Austria, the University of Florence, Italy, and in London. He has appeared in solo recitals for the Louisiana State Music Teachers' convention, for community arts series, and on college and university campuses. He has also lectured, given clinics, and adjudicated in Japan, and in the western United States.

Recent performances have included King's College, London, the Nixon Presidential Library, College of Notre Dame (California), and Irvine Barclay Theatre (collaboration with Ballet Pacifica). He is currently working on a CD of piano music based on Christmas themes, with selections by J. S. Bach, Liszt, Dello Joio, Mendelssohn, and Messiaen.

Watson's current research topics involve psychosomatic principles and applications in piano performance and pedagogy. He regularly presents clinics on "The Pianist and the Use of Himself," "Practicing Without an Instrument," and basic movement principles in pedagogy and performance. He has been published in Clavier magazine and MTNA Pedagogy Saturday Proceedings, while his recordings are on the Educo label.

As a church musician, he has served as organist and pianist for over 25 years. He has conducted workshops on service playing, preparation for service, and the role of music in the Protestant church service.

Watson holds the Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance from the University of Arizona, where he was a scholarship recipient. His M.M. and B.M. degrees are from College of Notre Dame