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TMEA 2024Percussion clinics and performances – including two All-State Percussion Ensembles! – could be found throughout the annual Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention held in San Antonio February 7-10, 2024. With over 30,000 people in attendance, the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center was full of music educators, students, exhibitors, and family members.
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PAS Hall of Fame Class of 2024We are thrilled to reveal the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Terri Lyne Carrington, Neil Grover, Thom Hannum, Beverley Johnston, and Jim Petercsak. These nominees will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at PASIC 2024 in November. “I’m very excited that PAS will induct these five influential members of…
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The Zildjian Family Opportunity Fund Relaunches to Support Community-Based Percussion ProgramsIndianapolis, Ind. – The Zildjian Family Opportunity Fund, a permanently endowed trust managed and administered by the Percussive Arts Society, is proud to announce that it will resume its program to provide funding for community-based percussion programs inunderrepresented neighborhoods. These programs will be free to participants in accessible locations such as schools, community centers, parks, senior…
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Indianapolis to Host PASIC Through 2028An extended contract has been signed between PAS, Visit Indy, and the Indiana Convention Center that will keep the organization’s annual PASIC™ in Indianapolis through 2028. The Percussive Arts Society is pleased to announce that an extended contract has been signed between PAS, Visit Indy, and the Indiana Convention Center that will keep the organization’s…
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Concert Chamber Percussion Ensemble Competition to Expand for PASIC 2024PAS is thrilled to announce the expansion of the Concert Chamber Percussion Ensemble Competition at PASIC 2024. Indianapolis, Ind. – Increasing student access to competition and learning opportunities is an important goal for the Percussive Arts Society and PASIC. That’s why we are thrilled to announce that CCPEC will be expanded this year to offer nearly…
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Max Roach at 100: A Limited PAS Spotify Resource to Experience an Unlimited GeniusIn the world of jazz, few names resonate as powerfully as Max Roach. A legendary drummer, composer, and bandleader, Roach was a key player of the bebop era of the 1940s and ’50s and is largely credited for elevating the role of the drummer from timekeeper and accompanist to an equal partner in the collective…
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An Educational Dive into Joseph Tompkins’ Nine French-American Rudimental Etudes: Part 2For a little over a year now, I’ve been working to record all of Joseph Tompkins’ Nine French-American Rudimental Etudes, Vol. 1. I started this project as I was finishing up my final year as a doctoral candidate in percussion performance at Arizona State University. The project began as a way for me to both…
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PASIC Flash Jams – Short Bursts Of Rhythmic Fun In CommunityWhat is a flash jam? It’s a short burst of rhythmic community fun that happens daily at PASIC.Who is it for? Jams are for anyone attending PASIC who happens to be in front of the expo hall when instruments are provided for this purpose.Why do we hold these jams? Flash jams promote interactive drumming in…
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Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) 2023 Brought More Percussionists than Ever to IndianapolisIndianapolis, Ind. – The Percussive Arts Society International Conference 2023 (PASIC), held November 8-11 in Indianapolis, offered nearly 6,000 attendees the opportunity to see percussion greats in concert and learn from them in a variety of clinics, masterclasses, and demonstrations. The convention, which is the most significant percussion convention in the world, truly had something…