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July 27th, 2022
2022-2023 Pre-Season Meeting

Our General Membership Meeting will be Sunday, August 21st from 1:00-3:00. This is our opportunity to talk about policy, successes, and opportunities for growth ahead of the 2023 season! We are excited to announce that this meeting will be IN PERSON, with an RMPA instructor hang from 3:00-5:00 following the meeting. A Zoom link will be sent for those who would prefer to attend virtually.

Please RSVP below so we have an in-person headcount, and/or to receive the zoom link.

Location: Old Chicago Union, 145 Union Blvd, Lakewood Upstairs Bar Area Reserved

Perks for attending:

- 1 additional directors badge for the 2023 season
- Apps provided by RMPA
- We're pretty fun

If you would like to see any Policy or Rule changes for the upcoming season, please submit using the link below by August 8th! Proposals submitted after that date will not be reviewed or up for a vote at the membership meeting.

RSVP Form

Proposal for Policy/Rule Change Form

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns, and see you on the 21st! Please share this information with new instructors or folks around the circuit, this is an open meeting for those that would like to know more about RMPA.

May 2nd, 2022
Season Wrap Up Events!

We have two events coming up in May for directors and instructors:

Our end of season celebration will be May 15th, 2pm, at Mike and Angie Nevin's house! Please plan on bringing your own beverage of choice and a side or dessert to share. Board members will be in attendance to answer any questions about what it's like to serve on the Board of Directors if you're interested in nominating yourself or being nominated for our next term. Guests are welcome!

End of Season Party RSVP Form

Our End of Season Wrap Up Meeting will be Sunday May 22nd from 1:00-3:00, This virtual meeting is our opportunity to celebrate our successes in 2022 and look for opportunities in 2023. Board of Directors elections will also happen at this meeting. Please fill out the RSVP form to add items to our agenda, as well as nominate yourself or another individual for the RMPA board of Directors. A link will be sent to all those that RSVP the morning of the meeting.

Season Wrap Up Meeting RSVP Form

April 11th, 2022
RMPA State Finals Parking & Ticket Info

RMPA State Finals Week is upon us! We hope to see plenty of friends, family, and alumni there to support all of our amazing performers in our final competition of the season!

Below are the details regarding Ticketing and Parking:

RMPA 2022 State Finals Parking Info

RMPA 2022 Competitions - Schedules & Warmup Info

March 15th, 2022
RMPA Championship Prelims Tickets!

Tickets for RMPA Championship Prelims, at Mountain Range High School, are now available! Prelims are April 2nd, beginning at 11am.

Adults: $15+fees Students/Seniors: $22+fees

Fees are optional, but help cover RMPA's costs for credit card processing and our ticketing platform. If you don't wish to cover the fees, click the "edit" option under fees when checking out.

November 8th, 2021
2022 RMPA Registration Rescheduled

The 2022 RMPA Registration has been rescheduled for Monday November 15th. Registration will go live at 12pm MST.

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Mission Statement

The mission of RMPA is to provide a competitive and educational performance outlet for Colorado indoor percussion ensembles, with a continual goal of enriching the lives of young performers. RMPA commits to delivering the best venues, hosts, adjudicators, clinicians, sponsors, and volunteers in tandem with contributing to this mission.

Our Story

The Rocky Mountain Percussion Association is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit Colorado based youth organization, that was started in 1991 by a group of percussion instructors, judges and educators who were concerned about the level of percussion training and performance, primarily at the high school level. Steve Yates, Joe Bartko and Ralph Hardimon were the founders of the RMPA and along with Charles Craig formed what is now one of the nation’s premier percussion organizations of its kind. Our main focus is student motivation, educational training, and achievement through the percussion activity.

The association is the governing body of the indoor percussion activity in the Rocky Mountain region and sponsors a series of indoor percussion events, educational clinics and competitions during the winter and spring months.

These programs provide a motivational tool that can help turn non-percussionists and a typical drum section into a cohesive and entertaining percussion ensemble. The nation’s top percussion judges adjudicate all of our competitions.

Since the first event was held in 1993, the RMPA has provided competition and training for over 15,000 students, and has become one of the premier percussion organizations of its kind in the country and serves as a national model by which other organizations are administered and managed.

Winter Percussion

The Winter Percussion Activity was organized to provide a program for the many percussion students participating in a typical marching band during the fall season, but not having a comparable performance outlet during the winter and spring seasons. The traditional jazz band, concert band, wind ensemble, etc. does not involve the larger number of percussion students that a marching band requires.

The first units participating in the percussion activity were primarily from scholastic marching units, utilizing both a battery and pit ensemble in a setting that limited the amount of marching and showmanship. Within a few short years, the number of independent organizations participating in the competitions increased, and the performance venue was enlarged to allow for more development of the visual and theatrical potential of the activity. Soon thereafter, traditional “concert” percussion ensembles were included as an additional performance outlet for student percussionists preferring that genre.

The Rocky Mountain Percussion Association operates under the rules and guidelines of Winter Guard International.

Rocky Mountain Percussion Association

3360 W 98th Pl Unit B

Wesminster, CO, 80031

2021-2022 Board of Directors

President - Lauren Maxwell ~ lauren@rmpa.org
Vice President - Alex Hinds ~ ahinds@rmpa.org
Treasurer - Klifford Holly ~ kliff@rmpa.org
Secretary - Scott Wilson ~ scott@rmpa.org
Education Director - Peter Lucero ~ pete@rmpa.org
Ensemble Relations Director - Joe Hills ~ joe@rmpa.org
Contest Liaison - Lisa Crider ~ lisa@rmpa.org

2021-2022 Foundation Team

Financial Secretary - Lyndee Montemayor ~ lyndee@rmpa.org
Merchandise Manager - Terry Hills ~ terry@rmpa.org

Founding Members (circa 1991)

Steve Yates
Ralph Hardimon
Joe Bartko
Charles Craig

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2022 RMPA Member Handbook. This document will be a must-read for all directors, instructors, and performers.

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