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Michael Taylor
The South Carolina School of the Arts
The South Carolina School of the Arts
Instructor of Tuba & Euphonium
mtaylor@andersonuniversity.edu
Rainey Fine Arts Building
Academic Background
Michael Taylor serves on the faculties of Anderson University, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, and North Greenville University where he teaches tuba, euphonium, chamber ensembles, and brass methods. Past teaching appointments include Furman University, Brevard College, Presbyterian Association of Music and Musicians, and Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Masters of Music – Performance, Indiana University-Bloomington
Fast Facts
My lesson classes are tailored to the individual performer. I will make you a better performer. Brass Methods class is centered around your ability to learn the individual instruments of the brass family. Less lecture, more playing!
2026 – Featured Soloist, Foothills Brass Band, Southern Weslyan University, SC
2019 – Featured Soloist, Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, NC
2016 – Featured Performer, International Tuba Euphonium Conference (ITEA), Knoxville, TN
2008 – Featured Soloist, Freedom High School Wind Symphony, NC
2003 – Featured Performer, Mid-West Regional ITEA Conference, Ball State University, IN
2001 – William Bell Memorial Scholarship in Tuba Performance, IU-Bloomington
2000 – Featured Soloist, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Mid-Atlantic College Tour
1999 – Winner, MTNA Collegiate Brass Solo Competition, NC
1999 – Winner, MTNA Collegiate Chamber Music Competition, NC
1999 – Winner, NGU Brass Festival Chamber Music Competition, SC
1998 – Featured Soloist, Smoky Mountain Brass Band, Asheville, NC
1998 – Winner, Western Carolina Symphony Orchestra Solo Competition
1996 – Winner, MTNA Collegiate Chamber Music Competition, NC
1996 – Runner-Up, MTNA Collegiate Brass Solo Competition, NC
1995 – St. Cecilia Music Club Scholarship, NC
Brass Methods for music education majors, brass masterclass, brass performance techniques, chamber music coaching for brass quintet and low brass ensemble