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.

Current committee chair positions available.
Applications are due May 31, 2011.

Education Committee
New Music Research Committee
Percussion Ensemble Committee

How to Apply to Chair a Committee
If you would like to apply for a chair position for one of these PAS committees, please send a letter of intent, current resume or curriculum vitae and related experiences to the work of the committee to:

Percussive Arts Society
Committee Chair Search
110 West Washington Street, Suite A
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Chairperson Selection Process
After the application deadline has passed, all applicants’ materials will be reviewed by the PAS President with possible counsel from the Executive Committee. The President will conduct interviews via phone and/or other electronic means with each qualified applicant and gather any additional information needed. After all interviews and information gathering is completed the President will appoint the new Chair, or reappoint an incumbent, and inform members of the respective Committee.
 
PAS Committee Chairs serve a term of three years with a maximum length of service as Chair of three terms, or nine years. Committee members are appointed by the Chair and they serve a three-year term renewable at the discretion of the Chair.
 
PAS Committee Chairs provide collaborative leadership to seventeen standing PAS Committees. Being a Committee Chair is an opportunity to serve PAS and work with diverse colleagues from around the world on many projects and provide invaluable input to PAS and the profession.

Join a Committee
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 view the Committee Chairs' Handbook.


College Pedagogy
Chair: Jonathan Latta . E-mail: percjon@hotmail.com
The College Pedagogy Committee promotes and enhances the exploration, improvement, elevation, and facilitation of the craft of percussion at every level of college teaching.

Collegiate Committee
Chair: Justin Alexander . E-mail: jlanealex@gmail.com
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.

Composition Contest Committee
Chair: Josh Gottry. E-mail: josh@gottrypercussion.com
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.

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.

Drumset Committee
Chair: Mike Sekelsky . E-mail: drsekelsky@gmail.com
The Drumset Committee organizes and plans the programming of the various drumset clinics and masterclasses 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.

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.

Health and Wellness Committee
Chair: Frank Shaffer . E-mail: fshaffer@memphis.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.

Interactive Drumming Committee
Chair: Dave Holland . E-mail: dave@beatinpathrhythmevents.com
The Interactive Drumming Committee promotes the establishment and benefits of participatory percussion-based experiences in education, recreation, healthcare, business world, disabilities, social work, and community building settings where people of all ages and backgrounds can participate.

International Committee
Fernando Hashimoto . E-mail: fernando@fernandohashimoto.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.

Keyboard Committee
Chair: Christopher Norton . E-mail: chris.norton@belmont.edu
The Keyboard Committee examines and addresses keyboard issues and topics of concern to the PAS membership. The committee promotes, organizes, and recommends the various keyboard clinics, masterclasses, and panel discussions for each PASIC.

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.

Music Technology Committee
Chair: Michael Schutz . E-mail: schutz@michaelschutz.net
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 as well as conduct reviews of products and other related materials.

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. It is the mission of the New Music/Research Committee to propose creative, innovative, and imaginative themes that allow Focus Day hosts to explore programming that exposes new compositional trends and challenges and provokes audiences, while maintaining connections to the historically significant composers and performers who together shaped the contemporary art-form of new music for percussion.

Percussion Ensemble Committee
Chair: Andrew Spencer . E-mail: spenc1a@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.

Scholarly Research Committee
Chair: Jeff Calissi . E-mail: jlcalissi@yahoo.com
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.

Symphonic Committee
Chair: Chris Deviney . E-mail: deviney3@verizon.net
Assistant Chair: Peter Kates . E-mail: pakates@online.no
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.

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.