Dr. Tommy Goddard

Nationally known performer, composer, and educator, Dr. Tommy Goddard has been working in the music industry since 2002. As winner of many drumset, marimba, and marching percussion awards, Goddard has worked in schools, football stadiums, and music venues all across North America. He made his Kennedy Center debut as a snare drummer in the Crossmen Drum Corps in Washington, D.C. in 2008. In 2011, he performed at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, IN as champion of the Drumline Live! national solo competition. Goddard has worked with recording artists Neil Patrick Harris, Shania Twain, Lincoln Brewster, Arturo Sandoval, John Clayton, Steve Houghton, Rick Baptist, Sal Lozano, Jonelle Allen, Meloney Collins, Jay Leach, Jennifer Barnes, Robbie Seay, Evans Blue, Kutless, Air Force Band of the Golden West, and many others.

Dr. Goddard is currently the Worship Director at Second Baptist Church (Warner Robins, GA), member of the Percussive Arts Society’s Marching & Rudimental Percussion Committee, freelance musician, and marching arts adjudicator. 

According to a former student, “[Dr. Goddard] is multi-talented, constantly gigs, works as a drummer, band director, and as a composer. I definitely want a teacher who is actively working as a musician so he can’t be complacent about his own practice and improvement.” Goddard’s student accomplishments include: Anaheim UHSD Honor Band, Atlanta CV Drum Corps, Bluecoats Drum Corps, Blue Devils Drum Corps, Bushwackers Drum Corps, Cadets Drum Corps, Carolina Crown Drum Corps, Crossmen Drum Corps, Disneyland, Disney’s California Adventure, Empyrean Percussion, Genesis Drum Corps, George Mason Univ. Indoor Drumline, Gold Drum Corps, Impulse Percussion, Infinity Percussion, Irvine Symphony Honor Band, Jersey Surf Drum Corps, Legends Drum Corps, Liberty Univ. Indoor Drumline, Matrix World Percussion, Music City Drum Corps, Oklahoma All-Region Honor Band, Oklahoma All-State Honor Band, Oklahoma State Univ., Pacific Crest Drum Corps, Pulse Percussion, Resistance Indoor Percussion, Rose Bowl Honor Band, Spectre Percussion, Spirit of Atlanta Drum Corps, Southern California All-Region Honor Band, The Academy Drum Corps, United World & Open Percussion, Univ. of Georgia, Univ. of North Texas, Univ. of Central Oklahoma, Univ. of Oklahoma.

Dr. Goddard loves making music for audiences of all ages, which was evident in his former position as a full-time percussionist for The Walt Disney Company for eight years.  As a composer, Goddard co-wrote an atmosphere show for Shanghai Disney Resort, worked on many Disneyland Resort commissioned projects, has numerous marching and concert percussion compositions, and has released songs for films.

Dr. Tommy Goddard earned the Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education from Liberty University (2025), Doctor of Music Education from Liberty University (2022), Master of Music in Music Performance from the University of Central Oklahoma (2011), and the Bachelor of Science in Music Business and Music Performance from Southern Nazarene University (2010). Because of his desire to gain more knowledge in the recording arts, Goddard received his Avid Pro Tools Certification from The Recording Arts Center at Studio West, 2015.