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April 4th, 2026
RMPA Championships Program

Take a look at the 2026 RMPA Championships Program!

March 28th, 2026
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January 1st, 2026
RMPA Newsletter #2

Happy New Year RMPA! As we turn our calendars from 2025 to 2026, we are excited to send out the second RMPA newsletter. This edition features some great information from Tim Jackson and Scott Johnson, as well as a close look at the scoring sheets from Mike Nevin. Also, be on the lookout for the Code of Conduct, which is in the process of being sent to those listed as the Primary Contact in Competition Suite. As stated in the RMPA Handbook, these Codes of Conduct must be signed by January 31, 2026. https://app.smore.com/n/6bcu3

December 15th, 2025
RMPA Newsletter #1

As we near the closing of the registration window, we wanted to send out our first RMPA Newsletter! Inside you'll find some RMPA updates and reminders, as well as some articles geared towards helping all ensembles be successful. We hope you'll find this first newsletter helpful, and be on the lookout for the next one soon. Big thank you to Mike Nevin for spearheading this iniative!

RMPA Newsletter #1

July 14th, 2025
2025-26 General Membership Meeting

The RMPA General Membership Meeting will take place on Sunday, August 24, from 2:00pm-4:00pm. We are excited to announce that this event will be in person at Prost Brewing's Northglenn Biergarten. Plan to stick around and catch up/make some new connections after the meeting! We will also have a virtual option for those unable to make it in person. Any staff members are welcome as our members of the public or other interested parties. Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly with the venue, and remember that each ensemble with a Primary Representative at the event will receive one (1) additional Director badge for the 25-26 season!

Part of this meeting is voting on/updating our policies and by-laws. Attached you will find the form to submit proposals/by-law changes as well as all of our current policies. These submissions are due on August 15th, and will be released to the membership for review prior to the meeting.

RSVP Form

Policy, Rule, By-law Change Form

Current governing documents for reference:

RMPA General Membership Meeting
August 24 from 2:00-4:00pm
Prost Northglenn Biergarten
351 West 104th Avenue, Unit A, Northglenn, CO 80234

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Mission Statement

The Rocky Mountain Percussion Association commits to providing a competitive performance outlet supporting music education in the rocky mountain region; enriching the lives of young performers through an inclusive and supportive environment where young performers develop their skills, confidence, and passion.

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.

PO Box 184

Broomfield, CO 80038

2025-2026 Board of Directors

President - Colin Spear ~ colin@rmpa.org
Vice President - Scott Wilson ~ scott@rmpa.org
Treasurer - Lori Nonies ~ lori@rmpa.org
Secretary - Lynn Collins ~ lynn@rmpa.org
Marketing Director - Dylan Kroha ~ dylan@rmpa.org
Director of Education and Development - Tanner Homa ~ tanner@rmpa.org
Director of Education and Development - Julian Davidson ~ julian@rmpa.org

2025-2026 Support Team

Financial Secretary - Erin Moore ~ erin@affinity.cpa

Founding Members (circa 1991)

Steve Yates
Ralph Hardimon
Joe Bartko
Charles Craig

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2026 RMPA Member Handbook This document will be a must-read for all directors, instructors, and performers.

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