Thomas Taylor currently teaches as percussion and jazz studies professor at North Carolina Central University.
Although he has been at NCCU for more than twenty-five years, he is completing his second year in his tenured-track position. His duties include teaching Graduate Jazz percussion lessons, undergraduate Jazz percussion lessons, undergraduate percussion lessons, Jazz Combo, percussion methods course, Hip Hop music appreciation class, and direct the NCCU percussion ensemble.
Thomas’ latest writing and teaching publication was a featured article in the April 2024 edition of “Percussive Notes”, the official journal of the Percussive Arts Society members. If you are interested in viewing the entire Journal or joining PAS, please click here! Percussive Arts Society.
His teachings has been featured in Modern Drummer Magazine, the North Carolina music educator’s journal.
His Hip Hop Textbook is available for purchase online. Currently, copies are available for adoption by a professor to include in their course textbooks.
Thomas was ask to contribute a chapter discussing teaching Hip Hop in the class room. The recently published (Nov. 2022) Commercial in Popular Music in Higher Ed. can be purchased online. You can find Thomas’ contribution in chapter 7.
Jazz Drummers' Workshop: Comping with Miles and Wynton
View full excerpt from Modern Drummer
The Hip Hop textbook for the progressive classroom.
This textbook is catered for course that wants to explore the development of Hip Hop from the 1970’s - 2000.
View more info here.
Have no Fear, Hip Hop is Here!
Thomas’ contribution is in chapter 7 of the newly published book. Purchase the book here.
Private or group lessons
Offering lessons on Drum set, Jazz Combo, or general music help on any instrument (including Hip Hop MC's). Thomas approaches ALL lessons regardless of musical genre from an initial perspective of second set of ears and eyes. Most of the time, another pair of ears can hear something different. Thomas wants students to rethink what they do when they make music and why they are doing it. Does what you play serve the music?
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