PAS Committees

The Percussive Arts Society has 17 standing committees that address specific areas of percussion performance, research, education, pedagogy and the percussion community. PAS committees play an essential role in advancing percussion through the development and dissemination of the latest information, research and initiatives.

If you would like to serve on a PAS committee or find out more about a committee's activities, contact the chair of the committee or email PAS at percarts@pas.org

If you are interested in committee service and want to view how committees are structured and operate, you may view the Committee Chairs’ Handbook. If you are interested in volunteering for a committee, please contact the committee chair via the contact information listed below.

College Pedagogy Committee
Chair: Alison Shaw . E-mail: twobalance@sbcglobal.net
The College Pedagogy Committee promotes and enhances the exploration, improvement, elevation, and facilitation of the craft of percussion at every level of college teaching.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by College Pedagogy Committee Chair Alison Shaw
The College Pedagogy Committee (CPC) continues to pursue the very important issue of mentoring. We are currently looking at ways to sponsor or co/sponsor a variety of mentoring workshops and colloquia for first and second year college teachers. This is a strong topic of interest among the members of the committee. Also, the CPC has, as a result of our PASIC 2006 meeting, undertaken several new initiatives. These include compiling and evaluating a list of out of print materials that we deem important and useful in college pedagogy, and perhaps finding a way to make these materials accessible; undertaking a study of percussion pedagogy syllabi with regard to how the pedagogy requirement is taught to performance majors at different institutions; continuing to look at the minimum equipment needs of various institutions of differing size and scope; and exploring ways in which our committee could help influence administration with regard to equipment purchase decisions. In addition, several subcommittees within the committee will be formed during this year to explore the topics of interest that were discussed during PASIC 2006. These topics include: the pedagogy of practicing, the continued integration of technology into our college curriculums, and teaching the art of musicianship. It is our sincere hope that we can have more crossover activity with other PAS committees in the event that any of these topics overlap.

The PASIC 2006 panel discussion: "Preparing for the Next Life: Retirement" was a great success, with panelists John Beck, Gary Olmstead, John Parks, and Connie Deutsch, Director of the Employee Assistance Program, University of Texas at Austin. Discussions are already underway for possible topics for next year's convention, including: teaching loads, equipment, pedagogy requirements, musicianship, marketing, and self-promotion/entrepreneurial skills and the relationship between schools and the industry.

There have been several occasions this year where the committee has helped college percussion faculty across the country answer questions or hold administration accountable by showing our strength in numbers and expertise. Helping non-percussionists in our institutions understand the complexities of our craft is a valuable part of what we can continue to do as a committee.

Collegiate Committee
Chair: Lynn Francis Ragsdale . E-mail: nragsda@uark.edu
The Collegiate Committee provides collegiate percussionists with opportunities to lead and network, as well as facilitates the development of more informed and well-rounded students.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Collegiate Committee Chair Lynn Francis Ragsdale
The Collegiate Committee was formed to provide collegiate percussionists with opportunities to lead and network, as well as to facilitate the development of more informed and well-rounded students. Student members are involved in planning and presenting PASIC sessions, producing Percussive Notes articles, and participating in annual committee meetings.

This past year the Collegiate Committee submitted an article to Percussive Notes that provided an introductory look at the formation and benefits of College Percussion Clubs, which was published in the June 2006 issue. The committee also hosted a panel discussion at PASIC 2006 entitled “The Prepared Percussionist: How to be a Successful Student Through Practice, Time Management, and Professionalism,” which featured panelists Scott Herring, William Moersch, and Jeff Moore.

At the PASIC 2006 annual meeting, the Collegiate Committee elected the following regional representatives: Midwest-Huei Pan, Southwest-Mike Sammons, and Southeast-Ryan Lewis. Several new subcommittees were also formed. Maria Finkelmeier will be chairing a recruitment subcommittee, Thad Anderson will be chairing an article writing subcommittee, and Ryan Lewis will be chairing a PASIC session subcommittee.

The Committee also selected PASIC session topics for the next two years. The proposed 2007 session topic, focusing on the variety of employment opportunities available to new graduates, will be titled, “I Graduated with a Music Degree… Now What?  The 2008 session proposal will deal with opportunities for summer programs and the benefits of attending such programs.

Current Committee Members are: Lynn Francis (Chair), Thad Anderson, Drew Andrealton, Josh Armstrong, Kyle Billett, Justin Bunting, Brennan Connolly, Michael Culligan, Kevin Feldser, Maria Finkelmeier, Aubrey Granner, Travis Knapp, Ryan Lewis, Wesley Parker, Huei Pan, Mike Sammons, Jesse Willis, and Professional Advisor Dr. Steven Hemphill. The Collegiate Committee is open to all college-level members of the Percussive Arts Society.

Composition Contest Committee
Chair: Mark Dorr . E-mail: dorr@grinnell.edu
The Composition Committee organizes and administers the annual PAS Composition Contest. Activities include determining categories, determining rules, and providing rules interpretation. The committee also secures judges for the competition, publishers for the winning compositions, and secures performances of winning compositions at PASIC.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Composition Committee Chair Mark Dorr
Current Committee Members:
Mark Dorr (Chair), Daniel Adams, Christopher Deane, Scott Deal, Brett Dietz, Mario A. Gaetano, Jr., Lynn D. Glassock, James Lambert, Josh Gottry (new member as of November 2006), David J. Long, and Steve Riley

Committee Members present at PASIC 2006 meeting:
Mark Dorr (Chair), Daniel Adams, Christopher Deane, Mario A. Gaetano, Jr.
Lynn D. Glassock, Josh Gottry, David J. Long, and Steve Riley
Guest: Chris Hanning, Contest and Audition Procedures Committee Chair

We continue to work closely with the Contest and Audition Procedures Committee to ensure that the winner of at least one Composition Contest category each year is selected as the required piece for the performance competition. Adjudicators for the 2006 contest were selected by members of the committee in January of 2006. Steve Riley was coordinator. PASIC 2005 committee meeting minutes were taken by Christopher Deane and forwarded by e-mail to the Chair during January 2006. PASIC meeting summary and 2005 annual committee report were written by Chair Mark Dorr and sent to PAS via e-mail in January of 2006. The notice announcing the 2006 contest was sent to professional composition organizations and to large university composition programs. Publishers who were willing to guarantee publication for the 2006 contest were secured and are listed next to the winning entries contained in this report.
2006 contest categories were confirmed:
Category I: Marimba and Pan (lead or double seconds)
Category II: Unaccompanied Timpani Solo (four or five drums)
The 2006 winning compositions were reviewed by committee member Mario Gaetano and appeared in Percussive Notes.
2007 contest categories were confirmed during PASIC 2006 Composition Contest Committee meeting:
Category I: Marimba Solo (unaccompanied)
Category II: Medium Percussion Ensemble (5-8 players)
Categories for the competitions in 2008, 2009, and 2010 (determined during PASIC 2005) were reviewed, revised, and finalized during the committee meeting at PASIC 2006. The 2006 PASIC committee meeting minutes were taken by Christopher Deane and were forwarded by e-mail to the Chair in December of 2006. Adjudicators for the 2007 contest are currently being selected by members of the committee and will be finalized in January of 2007. Steve Riley is coordinating the adjudicator list for 2007. 2006 PAS Composition Committee Report was written by Chair Mark Dorr and sent to PAS via e-mail in January of 2007.

2006 Contest Information:
Category I: Duo for Marimba and Pan (one player on marimba;
one on pan). Pan part may be for lead (tenor), double tenor, or double seconds.
First Place: Robert Chappell: Open Window
$1500.00 plus publication by drop6Media
Second Place: Robert Houpe: Elemental Introversion
$500.00
Third Place: Ben Wahlund: Four Sketches for Sam
$250.00
Adjudicators: Lisa Rogers, Scott Meister, Chris Tanner, Liam Teague, Ginger Zyskowski
Category II: Unaccompanied Timpani Solo (four or five drums)
First Place: Alex A. Orfaly: Rhapsody No. 2
$1500.00 plus publication by HoneyRock
Second Place: John Willmarth: Bushido: The Way of the Warrior
$500.00
Third Place: Jerod Tate: TS for Solo Timpani
$250.00
Adjudicators: Keith Aleo, Dan Armstrong, James Campbell, Raynor Carroll, John Tafoya

2007 Contest Information:
Category I: Marimba Solo (unaccompanied)
First Place: $1500.00 (pending PAS approval)/possible publication
Second Place: $  500.00 (pending PAS approval)
Third Place: $  250.00 (pending PAS approval)
Adjudicators: To be determined in January of 2007
Category II: Medium Percussion Ensemble (5-8 players)
First Place: $1500.00 (pending PAS approval)/possible publication
Second Place: $  500.00 (pending PAS approval)
Third Place: $  250.00 (pending PAS approval)
Adjudicators: To be determined in January of 2007

Minutes
The Composition Committee met at PASIC 2006 on Friday, November 10, 2006. Information in brackets is the result of our discussion during the meeting.
1). Selection of an individual to take meeting minutes.
[Chris Deane volunteered to take minutes for PASIC 2006 meeting.]
2). Approval of the minutes from PASIC 2005. [Approved.]
3). Review committee member contact information.
4). Our thanks to Steve Riley for coordinating adjudicator selection for the 2006 contest. Selection of an individual to do so in 2007 was discussed. Adjudicator selection will need to be completed by January 2007. [Steve Riley volunteered to coordinate for 2007.]
5). Our appreciation to Mario Gaetano for writing the PAS reviews of the 2006 contest winners. Selection of a person to write the article for 2007 was discussed. The review/writing process takes place starting in mid-June. [Dan Adams volunteered to write the review for the 2007 contest winners.]
6). Update (if any) on the 2011 commissioning project. [No update.]
7). Selection of contest categories for 2010 (1) and 2012 (2). Please jot down some ideas and let’s get through this important and thoughtful process with due speed. [Reviewed, revised, and finalized categories for 2008, 2009, 2010. Discussed not having categories for 2011 due to commissioning project. Strong feeling from committee that this is the longest running contest in PAS and contest should take place in 2011.]

2007 
I. Marimba Solo (unaccompanied)
II. Medium Percussion Ensemble (5-8 players)
2008          
I. Soloist with Percussion Ensemble (ensemble is 4-8 players)
II. Duet for Voice and Vibraphone or Voice and Marimba
2009          
I. Multiple Percussion Solo (small set-up)
II. Percussion Ensemble (8-12 players)
2010          
I. Timpani Solo (4 standard sizes i.e. 32”, 29”, 26”, 23”)
II. Marimba and Cello Duet
2011 PAS COMMISSION YEAR
8). NEW BUSINESS / OPEN DISCUSSION:
• Chris Hanning, Contest and Audition Procedures Committee Chair, was present to ask questions of our committee as to category selection and future competitions. Also discussion of why we have categories and what ideal categories are for both committees.
• Violations of contest regulations: who looks for these? Composition length
violations a concern. Suggestion to have PAS office staff look at them initially and alert judges to violations. Duration written on score should be actual duration of piece. Regularity of looking for violations in adjudication process a must for future years.
• Adjudicator candidates should be mix of performers, teachers, composers, well-respected individuals, and specialists in field of a particular contest category.
• Guaranteed publication: thoughts and concerns. Committee will create one
sentence phrase to be included with contest flyer. Issues to address are guaranteed publication (opportunity for lesser known composers to be published). Policy statement will address if winning composer has another publisher affiliation (or is winner required to publish through advertised publisher?  Committee decided “no”).
• Mark Dorr will send the above mentioned publication phrase to committee after reviewing meeting minutes for exact wording discussed and ratified.

PAS Composition Contest Categories: 1974-Present
Updated by MD 12/1/06
1974          Large Percussion Ensemble
1975           Keyboard Percussion Solo
1976           Timpani Solo
1977           Percussion Duo
1978           Percussion Soloist with Percussion Ensemble Accompaniment
1979           Keyboard Percussion Ensemble (3 or more players)
1980           I. Snare Drum Solo
                  II. Vibraphone Solo
                  III. Drum Set Solo
1981           Keyboard Mallet Ensemble (3 or more players)
1982           Unaccompanied Solo Marimba
1983           Duet for One Percussionist and One Wind Instrumentalist
1984           Marching Percussion (feature corps style)
1985           Solo Percussion with Band / Wind Ensemble
1986           Solo Percussion with Percussion Ensemble (6 or more players)
1987           Solo Percussion with Traditional Woodwind or Brass Quintet
1988           Large Percussion Ensemble (8 or more players)
1989           Suite for Solo Snare Drum
1990           Unaccompanied Vibraphone Solo
1991           Unaccompanied 5-Piece Drum Set Solo
1992           I. Solo Marimba (low “A”)
                  II. Large Percussion Ensemble (8-10 players)
1993           I. Percussion Duo (single instrument or small to medium multiple
set-up for each performer)
                  II. Keyboard Percussion Ensemble (5-8 players)
1994           I. Marimba and Voice (low “A” or low “F” acceptable for marimba)
                  II. Small Percussion Ensemble (3-5 players)
1995           I. Vibraphone Soloist with Percussion Ensemble (5-8 players)
                  II. Solo Percussionist (small to medium set-up with cassette tape)
1996           I. Solo Marimba (low “A”) with Piano Accompaniment
                  II. Steel Drum Ensemble (concert style; no transcripts
or arrangements)
1997           I. Solo Marimba (any standard 4.3 to 5.0 octave acceptable)
                  II. Large Percussion Ensemble (8-10 players)
1998           I. Solo Timpani (4 drums)
                  II. Small Percussion Ensemble (3-5 players)
1999           I. Keyboard Duet (any combination of marimbas and/or vibraphones)
                  II. Medium-Size Percussion Ensemble (6-8 players)
2000           I. Percussion Soloist with Band (wind ensemble to symphonic band)
                  II. Mallet Ensemble (4-6 players)
2001           I. Large Percussion Ensemble (8-12 players)
                  II. Percussion and Alto Saxophone (percussion can be single
instrument or small multiple set-up)
2002           I. Multiple Percussion Solo (small to medium set-up)
                  II. Timpani Soloist with Percussion Ensemble (3-8 players)
2003           I. Marimba Solo
                  II. Percussion Ensemble (6-8 players)
2004           I. Vibraphone Solo
                  II. Percussion Quartet
2005           I. Percussion Ensemble (8-12 players)
                  II. Multiple Percussion Solo (small to medium set-up*)
With CD Accompaniment. *The list of acceptable instruments was available from PAS
2006           I. Marimba and Pan (lead or double seconds)
                  II. Unaccompanied Timpani Solo (4 or 5 drums)
2007           I. Marimba Solo (unaccompanied)
                  II. Medium Percussion Ensemble (5-8 players)
2008           I. Soloist with Percussion Ensemble (ensemble is 4-8 players)
                  II. Duet for Voice and Vibraphone or Voice and Marimba
2009           I. Multiple Percussion Solo (small set-up)
                  II. Percussion Ensemble (8-12 players)
2010           I. Timpani Solo (4 standard sizes i.e. 32”, 29”, 26”, 23”)
                  II. Marimba and Cello Duet
2011           PAS COMMISSION YEAR

Contest and Audition Procedures Committee
Chair: Chris Hanning . E-mail: channing@wcupa.edu
The Contest and Audition Procedures Committee organizes and administers the annual PAS Solo Competition.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Contest and Audition Procedures Chair Chris Hanning
The primary purpose of the Contest and Audition Procedures Committee is to organize the PASIC Solo Competition. The PASIC 2006 category was solo timpani. Four finalists performed selected repertoire along with the winning timpani solo from the PAS Composition Contest “Rhapsody No. 2” by Alex Orfaly. Four finalists were judged by some of the percussion world’s top performer/educators. Instruments were provided by Adams, Premier, and Yamaha. The 2006 winners were: First Place: Guillaume Le Picard, Paris Conservatory; Second Place: David Constantine, Indiana University; Third Place: Andre Sonner, Central Michigan University; Fourth Place: Josh Lawrence, West Chester University. First-place winner received a $1,000 cash prize, plus a matching $1,000 grant for his university’s percussion program. Second through fourth-place winners received $750, $500 and $250 cash prizes, respectively, plus matching grants for their university percussion programs.

Our 2006 judges included Jim Atwood from the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and Loyola University; John Beck retired timpanist of the Rochester Philharmonic and professor at the Eastman School of Music; Jonathan Haas from the Peabody Conservatory and NYU Steinhardt; Peter Kogan from the Minnesota Orchestra; and John Tafoya from the National Symphony Orchestra and the University of Maryland. Preliminary round judges included John Beck, Tom Freer, Jonathan Haas, Edward Stephan, and John Tafoya.

Drumset Committee
Chair: Jim Rupp . E-mail: jrupp@mindspring.com
The Drumset Committee organizes and plans the programming of the various drumset clinics and master classes for PASIC. Another committee initiative is to conduct film interviews with historically significant drummers around the country for the PAS archives to serve as a source for future generations to use as a research toll, or for general interest.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Drumset Committee Chair Jim Rupp
The PAS drumset committee has had numerous items on its agenda this year. As always the committee helps formulate ideas and topics for the clinics and master classes for the upcoming PASIC. Artists and topics were all discussed, and forwarded to the PAS staff for consideration. The committee is also working on a special evening concert for the upcoming PASIC, and details and ideas about this were discussed. The drumset committee is also working on reworking the master classes. We worked on ideas promoting them to a broader audience before PASIC, and redoing the paperwork sent to each artist in order to give them a better perspective on what is to be expected at a master class.

Education Committee
Chair: Paul Buyer . E-mail: pbuyer@clemson.edu
The Education Committee conducts research and exploration into practical and philosophical materials to assist both music educators and percussion instructors in the comprehensive education of their students. The committee understands and enjoys the fact that percussion is an attractant to the general public, and therefore provides opportunities for them to learn more through educational outreach activities. The committee recognizes percussion is an important part of public school education, and therefore provides educational experiences for the professional music education community. The committee nourishes the ongoing educational needs of professional percussionists by providing workshops, articles, resources, networking, and stimulating discussions.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Education Committee Chair Paul Buyer
The PAS Education Committee currently stands at 15 active members. Since our meeting at PASIC 2006 in Austin, the committee’s activities have focused on the work of three subcommittees and our PASIC 2006 Panel Discussion.

Fundamentals Subcommittee
Chaired by Pete DeSalvo, the Fundamentals subcommittee is responsible for helping Jeff Hartsough and PAS organize the Fundamentals clinics at PASIC. This includes communicating with the companies to provide instruments, working with the clinicians on site, and helping with logistics. There were four Fundamentals clinics at PASIC 2006: snare drum, mallet/keyboard, timpani, and drumset. Accessories will take the place of drumset at PASIC 2007.

All-State Audition Subcommittee
This subcommittee, established at PASIC 2005 and chaired by Scott Deal, is charged with creating a collection of educational samples of audition repertoire for all-state contests complete with PDFs, tutorials, and professional-level performance videos to be posted on the PAS website, accessible to the general public. The areas represented will include snare drum, timpani, mallets, multiple-percussion, drumset, and hand drumming. Not only will this collection feature representative literature, it will demonstrate how to perform well.

Professional Development/Re-Certification Subcommittee
This subcommittee, chaired by Cherissa Legendre, focuses on completing the requirements needed for PASIC to qualify for professional development certification for teachers in several states around the country. There are specific requirements and specific events/workshops at PASIC that meet the credit need of each state. This will increase attendance at PASIC and Days of Percussion and get music teachers and band directors to attend.

"The Drumline Experience: How Much is Too Much?” Panel Discussion
The purpose of this panel discussion was to focus on the role marching percussion has in high school and college percussion programs in the United States and discuss whether or not today’s percussionists are spending too much time in the marching percussion activity. The panel shared their views on competition, the indoor drumline activity, and offered perspectives on becoming a well-rounded musician. Throughout the discussion, the importance of leadership and students being put in the hands of the right teacher was emphasized.

Health and Wellness Committee
Chair: John McKinney . E-mail: John.McKinney@glenville.edu
The Health and Wellness Committee addresses topics and issues relating to the health and wellness of percussionists. This includes the promotion, development, and organization of materials for publication, injury prevention workshops, and panels held at PASIC as well as the coordination of hearing tests for attendees of the convention.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Health and Wellnes Committee Chair Dr. Darin Workman
Active Members of the Committee: Dr. Darin Workman (Chair), Michael Udow, Dom Famularo, Brian mason, Kalani, Frank Shaffer, Joe Bergamini, John McKinney, and Robert Friedman

The 2006 PASIC featured a number of workshops by the PAS Health and Wellness Committee. The traditional panel discussion on injury prevention between the audience and the experts took place. It was a chance to spend an hour tapping into a wealth of knowledge from the leaders in our field.

We had our annual free hearing tests donated by Kurt Chapel who came down from Dallas to be of service to us. Hundreds of players were able to have their hearing checked and were given education and advice on hearing protection. We received constant positive comments, and noticed overwhelming results for this service with constant lines waiting to be tested. We are proud of the annual tests being done at PASIC.

Our committee members have been active in publishing articles for Percussive Notes, and other publications-both paper and Internet. From these, we have received great response from people interested in taking part in the committee. We also have four members of the committee with published books on drumming technique, injury, and wellness (Robert Friedman–currently writing his second book, Dom Famularo, Joe Bergamini, and Dr. Darin Workman–also working on his second book). Many of our committee members give interviews and workshops on the committee’s role in injury prevention at PAS, MENC, and other music education venues throughout the world. We are also in close connection with the Performing Arts Medicine Association, and Dr. Workman is the PAS representative for the newly developed Health Promotion in Schools of Music (HPSM) designed to improve the health and playing ability of music students throughout the world.

We continue to be compiling a list of organizations that provide information on drumming and wellness, various specialists in the health field that work with drum injuries, and educational institutions to contact for workshops on injury prevention and correction.

International Committee
Chair: Frederic Macarez .E-mail: fmacarez@aol.com
The International Committee coordinates efforts and promotes the growth of international membership in PAS by addressing issues pertaining to communication, fiscal matters, philosophy, and visibility. The committee also oversees the administration of the annual PASIC International Student Scholarship.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by International Committee Chair Frédéric Macarez
The International Committee meeting at PASIC ’06 in Austin on Thursday November 9 at 3:00 pm was excellent. Fourteen people from 6 different countries (Australia, Brazil, France, Sweden, UK, USA) attended. It was an open forum allowing committee members to freely discuss important issues concerning international activities of PAS: International Scholarship, translations, website, postage, PAS tour, etc.

PASIC International Student Scholarship
The first question was about the late cancellation of the recipient of the scholarship. A late cancellation makes it impossible to replace the winner at the last moment. It’s recommended to establish a cancellation policy to avoid lack of attendance of a winner at PASIC. There should be an order of winners, and everyone on the list should be informed.

The other point was about the number of applicants for the International Scholarship. It’s recommended to increase the advertisement about the International Scholarship through e-mail to all international members and promotion by PAS international Chapter Presidents.

Translations of the publications
It’s clear the English language is not easy for people from foreign countries. Translations could help to increase the memberships. After months of testing translation software, it’s clear software doesn’t work alone. The recommendation is to have some articles translated in Spanish, French, German, and eventually other languages. Also it was suggested to do only a few translations striving for quality. It was also recommended to encourage international members to write articles in their language and then to translate these articles in English. It was suggested to use podcasting for translations.

About the website, and considering what has been already done or tested, some suggestions coming from the Committee:

1. have the applications translated on the website (competitions, scholarships, etc.)
2. have an international webpage with information and articles provided by members.

It’s necessary to encourage people to write for this page. About postage, we talked again about the additional postage for foreign memberships. The Executive Committee has investigated similar organizations’ policies and foreign postal rates. The data showed that PAS with its $10 additional international postage charged for 12 issues was lower than most other comparable groups. The $10 extra postage charge for international members will still continue. It has been noted that most international PAS members are choosing ePAS memberships. To facilitate greater incentive for foreign language publications, PAS agreed to look into translation software and to put the money in translation. Some members of the committee disagreed with this extra charge, but it was recommended to encourage international members to become ePAS members.

About promoting PAS in international countries—Several ideas were discussed; however, it was decided o have members continue to think about ideas and find the best possible solutions to promote PAS in foreign countries. 

About the communication between members of the Committee and with the International members--It seems the best way to communicate is through an e-mail list. Also, the best way to reach international members is to go through Chapter Presidents who should forward the information. It’s also possible to create subcommittees, working groups with a few people to work on specific points or topics. This will be organized, if necessary, as soon as possible.

Michael Skinner (UK) raised some questions about the difficulties for some International Chapter Treasurers. It seems the treasurer’s worksheet is not easy in many cases for international chapters. Because time was short, we tabled these points in the meeting; but, they will be studied in the next months and answered as soon as possible.

In conclusion, Chair Frédéric Macarez asked every participant to think about the two following points and to provide at least one answer to each of them:

• How to make people in PAS feel like members of an international society
• How to increase international membership

Considering the past years and the PASIC 06 meeting, there are some points the Committee should work and think about during the next months.

• “a member of PAS is the same member wherever he or she lives”. How do we make people in PAS feel like members of an international society?
• Only 10% of members are international, and this is not enough.
• We need to have more international members on different committees. What about one international member on each committee?
• Companies, even if they are based in the U.S., should be encouraged to support more international PAS activities and/or international chapter events.
• Encourage international people (members or not) to write articles for publications. Also members of the International Committee could contribute to the publications.
• Think about a PAS International Percussion Ensemble. with students from all over the world to meet at least once a year (at PASIC), rehearse, and play a concert at the end of PASIC.

Macarez thanked all the members of the committee for their contributions.

Keyboard Committee
Chair: Michael Burritt . E-mail: mjb@northwestern.edu
The Keyboard Committee examines and addresses keyboard issues and topics of concern to the PAS membership. The committee promotes, organizes, and plans the various keyboard clinics, master classes, and panel discussions for each PASIC.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Keyboard Committee Chair Michael J. Burritt
The Keyboard Committee has been working to recommend artists for PASIC appearances that are both international and new to the PASIC stage. We are excited about the prospects for next year’s PASIC. We are also hoping to present a workshop/panel discussion on developing better sight reading skills.

The committee has also submitted repertoire lists to PAS that represent some of the past panel discussions related to intermediate repertoire and ensemble music for posting on the website as a resource to the membership. We are also in the process of compiling the repertoire lists from recent international competitions for posting on the website. We often field questions about standard repertoire, and we believe these resources will help the membership gain a better picture of the overall standard repertoire for the keyboard area as it is viewed internationally.

Marching Percussion Committee
Chair: Neal Flum . E-mail: nflum@bama.ua.edu
The Marching Percussion Committee hosts the PAS Marching Percussion Festival and Individuals Competition at each PASIC. Additionally, the committee strives to serve the international community of teachers, arrangers, performers, and aficionados by developing and offering a variety of educational materials. Many of the adjudicators for the various festivals are PAS Marching Percussion Committee members who volunteer their time and expertise to provide students with a quality evaluation and positive performance experience.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Marching Percussion Committee Chair Julie Davila

Music Technology Committee
Chair: Michael Schutz . E-mail: schutzmr@longwood.edu
The Music Technology Committee is comprised of subcommittees that address areas of outreach, "hands-on" technology labs, listening lab and publications with respective subcommittee chairs who work with the MTC chair to develop publications and PASIC presentations and conduct reviews of products and other related materials.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Music Technology Committee Chair Allan Molnar
Members of the Percussive Arts Society Music Technology Committee continue to find ways to collaborate and share the creative use of technology with colleagues. Music Technology sessions are now an integral of PASIC workshops. Many committee members have worked hard over the past number of years to create a model for technology workshops in the Hands-on sessions during past conferences. The role of the committee will continue to evolve to meet new needs and challenges.
2007 PASIC Technology Sessions included:
 1) Creative Use of Alternate Controllers (Joel Davel)
 2) Creating Drum Loops (Donny Gruendier)
 3) Multi-Media Drumming (Dawn Richardson)
 4) The ALIVE Project (Allan Molnar)
Percussive Notes Subcommittee Chair Mike Schutz has worked hard to ensure that a steady stream of technology-oriented articles have been published in Percussive Notes.

Listening Lab Subcommittee Chair Darren Patrick has initiated an
outreach to composers in order to increase the number of technology-related submissions to the PAS Listening Lab.

This year’s committee meeting at PASIC was well attended and productive. In attendance were: Ted Rounds, Mark Foster, Michael Schutz, Julia Gaines, Chris Moore, John Best, Brian Archinal, Andy Bliss, Norman Weinberg, Lisa Rogers, Scott Deal and PAS Technology Committee Chair, Allan Molnar.

The committee worked with Tony Cirone to assist in video conferencing Peter Kates in from Norway to serve as a judge for the Mock Timpani Audition at PASIC. Peter also joined committee members John Best, Norman Weinberg, and Allan Molnar for a panel discussion entitled: The Creative Use of Technology.

The PAS Music Technology Committee looks forward to 2007 as a year for continuing to share projects with all PAS members.

New Music Research Committee
Chair: Eugene Novotney . E-mail: edn1@humboldt.edu
The New Music Research Committee oversees the PASIC Focus Day activities including theme development, artistic programming, panel development, and production.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by New Music Research Chair Dr. Eugene Novotney
The New Music Research Committee had a very successful series of meetings at PASIC 2006 in Austin, Texas. As always, the committee reflected on the implementation of the current years Focus Day activities while also looking ahead to the future Focus Day themes and hosts. The committee offered its gratitude to Rick Kurasz for his great work and effort on the 2006 Focus Day. Especially of note was the continued practice of providing an excellent collection of program notes and composer contact information–Thanks again to Rick and PAS for the work that it took to get those notes compiled and distributed as a companion document to the official PASIC program. Thanks again to Rick for all of his hard work, his dedication, and his long-standing commitment to new music–it was noticed and appreciated by all in attendance.

In new business, for the first time in several years, the committee welcomed a new member, Greg Beyer, to its ranks. Greg joins the New Music Research Committee with a resume that demonstrates a strong commitment to the exploration and performance of new music, and he is welcomed with great enthusiasm. His performance with ‘DUE EAST’ was one of the most memorable performances of Focus Day 2006.

The primary business always at hand for the New Music Research Committee is the selection of hosts and themes for future PASIC Focus Days. As has been already announced, PASIC 2007 Focus Day will be hosted by Michael Bump, and the theme for the day is “Paukenzeit – Celebrating the Solo Timpanist.” The committee looks as a result of this Focus Day to significantly expand the repertoire for the timpani as a solo instrument, and looks to feature the inclusion of both established and emerging composers and performers.

In looking further ahead, the committee confirmed Ben Toth as the host of Focus Day 2008, Greg Beyer as the host of Focus Day 2009, and 2006 host, Rick Kurasz, as host again in 2010. The proposed theme for Focus Day 2008 will be “Out of Africa: Exploring African Influence in Contemporary Percussion Music.” The New Music Research Committee is looking to significantly expand the knowledge of the PAS community concerning African influence on our repertoire and instrumentation, to pay homage to the homeland of a significant body of percussion music, and to generate new works that reflect African musical forms, compositional styles, and/or instruments. Themes for 2009 and 2010 were discussed, but not codified at this time. Both Greg Beyer and Rick Kurasz will consider themes and report back to the committee at a later date.

The committee spent some time reviewing the history of its presentations at PASIC, from the early “Pre-Convention” period, through the “New Music/Research Day” period into the current “Focus Day” period. There was discussion concerning documenting this history in some way that would be meaningful to the PAS archives, or possibly presenting a retrospective article documenting the significant performances and performers of years past. Much of this discussion was spawned by a visit and meet-and-greet with former committee chair and long-time PAS contributor, composer Stuart Smith, who shared an afternoon with committee members and old friends in Austin. The New Music Research Committee would like to express its deep gratitude to Stuart Smith for his continued support and guidance.

Percussion Ensemble Committee
Chair: Andrew Spencer . E-mail: andrew.spencer@cmich.edu
The Percussion Ensemble Committee examines and addresses percussion ensemble issues and topics of concern to the PAS membership. The committee organizes and presides over the International Percussion Ensemble Competition and the New Literature Session at each PASIC. Additionally, the committee continually searches for ways to enhance, improve, and promote the percussion ensemble art form.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Percussion Ensemble Chair Dan Moore
The Percussion Ensemble Committee continues to advocate for more, and increasingly higher quality, percussion ensemble performances worldwide.

The International Percussion Ensemble Competition continues to attract the highest quality participants from throughout the world. Winners in the 2006 high school division include Trinity High School, Euless, Texas, Michael D. Mathew, director; Brazoswood High School, Brazoswood, Texas, Eric Harper, director; and Plano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas, John Brennan, director. College/University winners were Central Michigan University, Andrew Spencer, director; The University of Houston, Blake Wilkins, director; and The University of Texas, Thomas Burritt, director.

In an effort to level the playing field for the International Percussion Ensemble Competition, the committee has enacted new rules governing the 2007 competition. Competition rules now require that recordings submitted must be of live performances only. No studio or recording session recordings will be accepted. Discussion of an additional requirement of video documentation of the live performance will be revisited at the next meeting along with other methods designed to insure the most qualified ensembles are invited to appear at each PASIC.

The PASIC New Literature Session was presented by clinician J. B. Smith, director of percussion at Arizona State University. A variety of works published within the last two years and in a range of performance levels was presented to a capacity crowd. Along with the showcase concerts, the new literature session is a great way to hear the newest works for percussion ensemble. The committee, particularly subcommittee chair David Eyler, seeks out the most qualified ensemble conductors as clinicians. During PASIC 2006, the committee sought input regarding ways to make this presentation a valuable resource for a wide range of PASIC attendees. Responses to the questionnaire that was distributed to session attendees will be compiled and discussed.                                 

During the annual meeting it was agreed that a committee-sponsored session on conducting and/or rehearsal techniques should be proposed for either the 2007 or 2008 PASIC. Suggestions for panel discussion topics that might be sponsored by the committee should be sent to daniel-moore@uiowa.edu.

Recreational Drumming Committee
Chair: Bob Bloom . E-mail: bb@drumming-about-you.com
The Recreational Drumming Committee (RDC) disseminates information
pertaining to the features and benefits, marketing and employment
opportunities, funding, assessment, production, and leadership skills of
percussion-based, recreational music activities. The RDC promotes these activities as interdisciplinary programs in settings including:
education, special needs, healthcare, social work, family and community, performance, drum circles, and business.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Recreational Drumming Committee Chair Kalani

The committee hosted three recreational drumming labs at PASIC 2006, which were well received. The committee felt there was value in continuing to offer the labs and have requested three labs for PASIC 2007. There was an additional recreational drumming lab offered by Dave Holland at PASIC 2006, which was well attended, partially due to its location in the same area as the other sessions and not in the “drumming” room.

Drum Circle Panel
2006 was the second year the RDC presented a panel discussion. There were around 12 people at this event. The focus was on drum circles for specific populations. Participants gave encouraging feedback. The committee plans on presenting future panels with similar themes.

Committee Meeting
There were fewer people at this year’s meeting (6-7). Discussions focused mainly on improving the logistical conditions at PASIC and producing materials such as articles during the year.

Articles
Additionally, the RDC is committed to providing content for both Percussive Notes and Percussion News publications. Committee members are working to encourage article submissions for the 2007-2008 year.

Scholarly Research Committee
Chair: Tom Nevill . E-mail: tom.nevill@utb.edu
The Scholarly Research Committee promotes and advances scholarly research in all areas of percussion and coordinates the activities of the Scholarly Paper and Poster Presentations at each PASIC. The committee oversees and coordinates submissions for the PAS Online Research Journal.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Interim Scholarly Research Committee Chair Kathleen Kastner
Committee members present: Kathleen Kastner (Interim Chair), Jeff Calissi, Julie Hill, Susan Martin Tariq, Jim Strain, Allen Teel, and Kenyon Williams.

Guests present: Andy Bliss, Erin Walker, and John Hain. 

The committee member list was circulated in order to update contact information.

It was mentioned that while the Poster Sessions were listed in the PASIC program, they were not listed in the one-page grid for the convention. It was agreed that most of the attendees rely on the one-page grid to make their selections, so the committee recommends the Poster Sessions be included in the grid for the future.

A brief discussion regarding the online research journal resulted in the decision that all submissions coming by way of Lisa Rogers and Jim Strain for publication in Percussive Notes need to be examined by at least one other committee member. The additional review adds integrity to the process. Additionally, all online submissions should be circulated to a couple of committee members for review, in addition to the chair’s review. Bottom line: no submission for the online research journal should be reviewed by only one person.

The committee suggested that a brief summation of materials submitted and accepted for the online research journal be gathered once a year or so and be published in Percussion News or Percussive Notes to bring greater attention to PAS Online Research Journal.

A great deal of discussion followed about the need to construct a rubric in order to evaluate research proposals submitted for PASIC presentations. There has been much frustration in comparing such a variety of proposals and coming up with the finalists. A number of specific suggestions were made. The interim chair will come up with a draft to which the committee can respond.

Similarly, there was discussion of the frustration expressed in the application materials for PASIC presentations. While it is too late to change the application for 2007 (it has already been published), there is a sense of urgency to devise a new application addressing some of the concerns. Again, the interim chair will devise a draft to which the committee can respond.

Symphonic Committee
Chair: John Tafoya . E-mail: johntafoya@aol.com
The Symphonic Committee serves the percussion and musical community by promoting, supporting, and endorsing symphonic-related activities through master classes, labs, clinics, and panel discussions at PASIC. The Symphonic Committee provides motivation, encouragement, and symphonic percussion awareness by means of scholarship, education, and performance.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by Symphonic Committee Chair Tony Cirone
The Symphonic Committee met on November 10, 2006 in Austin, Texas. Discussion regarding committee membership ensued, as several members who have completed their six years of service will remain off the committee for a year before possible re-nomination. The committee then discussed the lack of participants for both the Mock Audition and Labs. Suggestions for increasing interest were made by several committee members.  

World Percussion Committee
Chair: Kenyon Williams . E-mail: willdrum@mnstate.edu
The World Percussion Committee works to promote and enhance the intellectual and artistic discourse in the field of world percussion music. The committee provides unique opportunities and forums for percussion students, educators, and artists across the globe through PAS to expand their cross-cultural awareness, musicianship, and understanding of world percussion traditions.

Committee Report and PASIC 2006 Meeting Minutes
Submitted January 15, 2007
by World Percussion Committee Chair Dr. Paschal Yao Younge

• Opening Remarks by the Chair, Paschal Younge
• Introductions of Committee Members Present
• Subcommittee Reports
• World Committee/Chair Charges
• Teacher Development Workshops 2007/2008: Update by Ken Dalluge
• Review of the Selection Process for PASIC
• PAS Grants for Projects
• Focus for 2007 PASIC
• Asia–Japan, India, Korea, China, etc
• Committee Proposals: Chung Ang University Percussion Ensemble. Korea Traditional Percussion Music, etc.
• World Percussion Festival/Competition at PASIC
• Steel Bands Festival/
• African Percussion Festival/Competition
• Caribbean and Latin Percussion Festival/Competition
• Funding for Non-Traditional World Percussion Artists and Groups
• Focus for 2008
• Fusions: Explorations in World Percussion Music
• Africa meets Asia
• Africa meets the Caribbean
• Caribbean meets Latin
• Caribbean, Latin, and the Americas etc.

• Other Matters

Minutes of 1st meeting - Nov. 9, 2006

Attendance:
Paschal Yao Younge. Committee Chair
Stan Dahl
Carla Moreno
Crystal Barrera
Mike Vercelli
Kenyon Williams
N. Scott Robison
B. Michael Williams
Alessandra Belloni
Valerie Naranjo
Rob James
Jason Koontz

SUMMARY OF DELIBERATIONS
ITEM 1. Welcome: The committee chair, Dr. Paschal Younge, briefly welcomed everybody to the meeting. He also reiterated his vision for the committee: "New Direction For World Percussion: 2005 and Beyond". This document was first introduced in 2004. The chair also emphasized the importance of sub-committees and the work of sub-committee chairs. He also announced the passing of John Wyre, one of the founding members of the World Percussion Committee. He proposed a tribute in his honor during PASIC 2007.

ITEM 2. Introductions of Committee Members Present: Most of the current committee members were not present at this year’s PASIC. New members eager to serve were introduced. They include:
Stan Dahl
Carla Moreno
Crystal Barrera
N. Scott Robison
Alessandra Belloni
Rob James
Jason Koontz

ITEM 3. Subcommittee Reports
Most subcommittee chairs were not present and also no subcommittee report was presented. Members present asked the chair about the composition of subcommittees and their current chairs. Although he briefly discussed this issue, he promised to present the list at the next meeting.

ITEM 4. World Committee/Chair Charges The committee spent time discussing the committee charges by PAS. It was observed that current duties/charges as outlined by PAS are not being followed and need to be modified. Of great concern to the committee is its involvement in the review of proposals for PASIC. The committee therefore adopts the updated charges below. The chair has also developed a mission statement for the committee as requested by PAS:

MISSION STATEMENT
Promote and enhance the intellectual and artistic discourse in the field of world percussion music. Provide unique opportunities and forum for percussion students, educators and artists across the globe through PAS to expand their cross-cultural awareness, musicianship and understanding of world percussion traditions.

OUR CHARGES
Chair

• Facilitate and coordinate the activities of the committee by examining and addressing world percussion issues and topics of concern to the PAS membership.
• Plan the agenda and preside over all World Percussion Committee meetings at each PASIC. Solicit agenda items from the committee.
• Recruit and maintain members for an active standing committee.
• Coordinate committee activities with the PAS Vice President who serves as manager of all standing committee and represents the interests of these committees to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
• Communicate regularly with committee members and coordinate the distribution of PASIC minutes to members of the committee.
• Assign committee members various pertinent projects, which promote both the charge of the committee and the mission of the Percussive Arts Society.
• Coordinate applications for PASIC events from the committee including research papers, master classes, clinics, and workshops.
• Solicit articles for consideration of publication in Percussive Notes.
• Submit an annual report of committee activity to the PAS Vice President and provide an oral summary at the Committee Chair meeting at each PASIC.
• Submit requests for committee funding to the Executive Committee when appropriate.

Members

• Contribute to the growth of the Percussive Arts Society through committee work.
• The committee will identify topics and issues relating to world percussion. On-going discussion and research will lead to the development of materials for publication and PASIC presentations that will increase our body of knowledge relating to this area.
• Serve on subcommittees and accept appropriate committee assignments as directed by the chair.
• Coordinate applications for PASIC events from the committee including research papers, master classes, clinics, and workshops.
• The committee will include active members of PAS who will attend the open committee meetings at the annual PASIC.

ITEM 5. Teacher Development Workshops 2007/2008: Ken Dalluge updated the committee on his efforts to organize this workshop. He again asked for volunteers from the committee to assist. Joe Lamond volunteered to assist. This Teacher Development Workshop is being planned for either 2007/2008 in Santa Cruz, CA.

ITEM 6. Review of the Selection Process for PASIC and Grants
Steve Houghton advised the committee to send or recommend presenters and submit grants for consideration for PASIC. He emphasized that any session proposal or project should be accompanied by a grant proposal if needed. Committee proposals will be included in the non-committee proposals for consideration for PASIC. No guarantee that all committee proposals will be accepted, he stated. He also informed the committee about the availability of PAS funds to bring groups and artists to PASIC.

Although the committee was opposed to the practice of PAS selecting a “specialist” from the committee to review PASIC applications PAS plans to continue with this process until a decision is made by the PAS executive committee in January. The committee echoed their full involvement in the review/selection process. This issue was to be further discussed during the second meeting on Saturday.

Members also discussed the possibility of online application, but could not agree due to the problem of exclusivity (due to access online) and submission of supplemental materials
 
Members agree that requesting references on applications will help assess the effectiveness of presenters at PASIC.

ITEM 7. Focus for 2007 PASIC: The chair proposed the focus for 2007 and 2008 PASIC. He emphasized that the focus area should only be tied to showcase concerts and that traditional groups for the focus area should be given priority. Committee therefore plans to support the proposal from Chung Ang University Percussion Ensemble. Korea Traditional Percussion Music, etc. for PASIC 2007. World Percussion Festivals/Competitions at PASIC such as: Steel Bands Festival, African Percussion Festival/Competition, Caribbean and Latin Percussion Festival/Competition will be considered for 2008.

ITEM 8. Other matters were postponed to the next meeting.

World Percussion Committee

2nd Meeting November 11, 2006
Agenda

1. Review of the Selection Process for PASIC

• Subcommittee chairs review Proposals
• Panel of Three to Review Proposals (With or Without the Chair)
• PAS to select one member of the committee (Secret) to review all applications (Current practice)
• Any new Ideas

2. Committee/Chair Charges

• Mission Statement
• Committee Responsibilities
• Chair Responsibilities
• Subcommittee Chair/member responsibilities

3. Subcommittee Responsibilities

4. Current Sub-Committee Chairs

1. Asian Percussion-John Yost
2. North African Percussion–Dror Sinai
3. West/Central African Percussion-Harold Akyeampong
4. World Percussion in Schools (K-12)-Tim Peterman5. World Percussion in Schools (Coll. and Univ.)–Kenyon Williams 6. Caribbean and Latin Percussion-Miguel Castro
7. World Percussion Industry–Chris Hart
8. Special Interest/Instruments (Steel Band)–Chris Tanner
9. Special Interest/Instrument (Jembe)-Michael Markus
10. World Percussion After School Programs–Anthony Hailey,
11. World percussion programs/festivals, Teacher Education-Ken Dalluge

Subcommittee Chairs Positions-Open

1. World Percussion Issues  (East and Southern Africa) subcommittee
2. World Percussion Issues (Europe) subcommittee
3. World Percussion Issues (Polynesia) subcommittee
4. World Percussion Research and Publication subcommittee
5. Special Interests/Instruments (Conga) subcommittee
6. Other subcommittees are welcome

5.  Focus for 2007 PASIC
Asia–Japan, India, Korea, China, etc.

• Showcase Concert and Clinic: Chung Ang University Percussion Ensemble: Korean Traditional percussion Music and more
• Another group (s)
• Panel Discussion–Two proposals
• Meetings-Two Meetings

6.  John Wyre Tribute- PASIC 2007

• One Hour Tribute
• Concert (Nexus), etc.

7.  Focus 2008

2. Showcase/ Clinicians to be sponsored by the Committee
   Three to be selected at the 2007 PASIC
   Datelines: July 1, & Sep. 1., 2007
3. Focus: Fusions: Explorations in World Percussion Music
   
   
• Africa meets Asia
• Africa meets the Caribbean
• Caribbean meets Latin
• Caribbean, Latin, and the Americas etc.

8. Other Projects for 2008-2010

1. World Percussion Festivals/ Competition at PASIC?

• Steel Bands Festival/Competition
• African Percussion Festival/ Competition
• Caribbean and Latin Percussion Festival/ Competition

9. Other Matters:
Minutes of 2nd meeting - Nov. 11, 2006

SUMMARY OF DELIBERATIONS

ITEM: 1. Review of the Selection Process for PASIC: The committee recommends that the chair and entire committee should in some way be involved in the review of applications for PASIC. After a lengthy discussion, it was agreed that the committee recommends to PAS to allow a panel of three including the chair be the first to review proposals for 2007 PASIC and beyond. The current practice of PAS selecting one member of the committee to review all applications should be discontinued.

ITEM: 2. Committee/Chair Charges: The committee and subcommittee charges were again discussed and approved. Members felt there are too many subcommittees. Most of the subcommittee chairs were also found not to be active; it was therefore decided to reduce the number of subcommittees. The chair also promised to contact current committee members and all subcommittee chairs to confirm their continuance membership of the committee. The chair promised to streamline the composition and membership the subcommittees in the near future.

ITEM: 3. Focus for 2007 PASIC: The committee again reviewed some materials from Chung Ang University Percussion Ensemble: The committee therefore supports their participation in PASIC 2007. Eolsigul - Showcase Concert: A formal concert of Korean Traditional Drumming and More. The World Percussion Committee will also like to propose a Clinic for the group before or after their concert.

Clinic Title: “Introduction to Korean Traditional Percussion Instruments” to be conducted by: Prof. Choi Jong Sil, Director, Chun Ang University Percussion Group

The group of about 50 artists will pay there own way from South Korea to Columbus but the committee will like to organize a reception for them after their performance. Committee members were encouraged to propose other artists and groups from Asia –Japan, India, Korea, China, etc. for PASIC 2007.Two Panel Discussions and Two Committee Meetings are also to be organized for 2007 – Two proposals already sent on behalf of the committee are:1. Topic: Dialogue and Interactive Structures in World Percussion Music Performance: Processes to Understanding Rhythmic Interdependency
Regardless of the mode of any musical activity in world music cultures, the use of certain musical structures and processes give scope for “play”. Some of these structures include interlocking and overlapping of rhythmic ideas, hocketing, the stratification of rhythmic patterns, improvisation and various forms of call and response. On the basis of what takes place among percussionists who use these play structures, we can easily describe them as interactive or dialogue structures: that is structures related to others in a stratified or multi part music or structures that call for a corresponding response in sound or movement. These interactive structures, which are conceived in different forms, bind performers to one another in a play manner. This panel discussion will discuss the theories of musical interaction and also examine how these different levels of interaction enhance the understanding of rhythmic interdependency in world percussion music performance. Musical examples will be drawn from Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas. 2. A second topic is being developed by the committee.3. PASIC Meetings-The Two Meetings held in Austin were very productive. The committee therefore plans to continue this effort in 2007 and beyond.

ITEM: 4. John Wyre Tribute- PASIC 2007. To celebrate the life and achievements of one of the founding fathers of the World percussion Committee, One Hour Tribute and possible Concert by (Nexus) was proposed for PASIC 2007.This special TRIBUTE for John Wyre would celebrate the life and contributions of John Wyre to the World Percussion Committee and PAS as a whole. Barry Dove, a member of the committee, will be contacting the PAS for further arrangements. We’ll be requesting some financial support for this endeavor. ITEM: Other Matters:
1. Committee Proposals For Foreign Groups/Artists To be funded by PAS at PASIC
To assist PAS in ensuring quality and diverse world percussion presentations at PASIC the world percussion committee proposes the following:
        
A. Committee members will submit to the committee chair by July 1st every year (18 months in advance) suggestions of professional performing/educational groups from outside the United States that should be considered for PASIC. These groups will then be organized by the chairman for presentation at the first committee meeting at the upcoming convention. After a review of DVD/CD/proposal of groups/artists, the committee will recommend 3 groups/artists to PAS selection committee for consideration for PASIC the following year. A grant proposal will accompany each of the three selections. The committee hopes PAS funds at least one of these foreign groups/artists.
2. Committee Proposals For (Members/Local) Groups/Artists To be funded by PAS at PASIC
I. Committee members may also submit their own proposals to the committee chairman by July 1st every year (18 months in advance) for clinics and workshops to be considered for PASIC. Decision will be made as the foreign groups/artists.II. Funding will not be requested for these chosen presentations, but the committee hopes PAS considers these proposals with our committee support.