Percussion · North Texas
I'm Taylor — percussion educator, curriculum designer, and founder of Backwerd Rimshot, LLC in North Texas. Directors call me when a section has stalled. Parents call me when a student is ready for more. Both get the same thing: a clear plan and better reps.
What I do
Consulting for the program. Clinics for the section. Lessons for the player.
I help directors build programs that last — with curriculum, assessments, and systems your staff can actually run. We clarify priorities, tighten fundamentals, and build a plan you can repeat all year.
I help your players level up fast — hands-on sessions built around your group's goals, with takeaways you can use in rehearsal the next day.
Private percussion instruction through select North Texas partner campuses, shaped around each student's level, school program, and goals.
What I believe
“Nothing in this case is there by accident.”
A program works the same way. Every exercise, every rubric, every rep has a job — and when something stops earning its place, it comes out. I'm an educator first; percussion is where I do the work.
For the record
Since 2012
Teaching percussion in Texas programs
4A · 5A · 6A
From rebuilds to state-level programs
BOA · USBands
Plus UIL State marching competition
Region Coordinator
Region and district bands — TMEA Regions 2 and 30, ATSSB 5/30
What I'm building
Backwerd Rimshot, LLC is the company behind the systems that grew out of this work — for percussion directors first, and for the wider music-program world as those needs become clear.
Program, Studio, and Tech bring planning, teaching, and service work into one connected percussion platform.
Performance review and program support, being built to stand on its own wherever musicians need clear expectations and useful feedback.
Free browser tools for practice rooms and classrooms — quick to open, easy to understand, and made for the next rep.
Where I've worked
The 6A work at Duncanville and Lewisville, the 4A rebuild at Castleberry, and the middle schools that feed both.
Plus regular clinic and guest instruction, beginner testing and auditions, and percussion coordination for region and district bands. Full history.
A clinic, a curriculum, a lesson slot — start with the problem, and I'll send back a real plan instead of a brochure.
Book a free 15-minute consult