Jim has been on the faculty of Elon University since the Fall of 2007. He teaches drum set, percussion and directs the Elon World Percussion Ensemble which he started in 2008. He also teaches two classes on the music of the 1960's and 1970's, one of his great passions. The classes are Beyond the Beatles: The Transcendent Music of the Les Zeppelin The Rolling Stones, The Who and Pink Floyd and Woodstock, Hippies and other Enduring Legacies. The Music of the 60's and 70's.