Roger Carter's teaching experience includes Riverside Community College, Blue Devils, Freelancers, Crossmen, Madison Scouts, Broken City, and is currently the Percussion Caption Head for the Bluecoats, from Canton, Ohio. Under his direction, the Bluecoats won the DCI World Championship in 2016 and in 2022 achieved the Fred Sanford High Percussion Award, both firsts in the organization's 50-year history. In 2024 the corps won the DCI World Championship for a second time.

Over several decades, he has instructed a multitude of talented and successful scholastic percussion programs and leads the ensembles at Mission Viejo H.S. and Aliso Niguel H.S. in the Southern California area. In 2023, Roger was named the Director of Marching Percussion for San Diego State University, in San Diego, California.

As a Signature Artist, Roger performs and instructs with Vic Firth Sticks/Mallets, and is a performing artist with TAMA | Bergerault Marching Percussion, Zildjian Cymbals, and Evans drumheads.