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April 13th, 2024
2024 Digital Yearbook

CLICK HERE to view a collection of memories from the 2024 RMPA Season!

March 27th, 2024
Prelims Food!

Check out the awesome food offered this weekend at Prelims--proceedes will help support the Mountain Range Music Program

February 10th, 2024
2024 Show #1

7am: Todayâ€™s show will continue AS SCHEDULED. We recognize there is a high variability in how this storm has impacted different areas of the front range. Ensembles may elect to pull out of todayâ€™s show with NO PENALTY. Please make the decision that best suits your group and comfort level. A virtual option will be offered for groups who canâ€™t make the drive, with recordings due by 2pm today. Please reach out to rmpaboard@rmpa.org by 10am if you will not be traveling and indicating if youâ€™d like to take advantage of the virtual option.

August 30th, 2023
RMPA searching for Social Media Intern

RMPA is seeking a Social Media Intern for the 2024 Season. As RMPA continues to grow, this person will be vital in helping RMPA improve its communication with and connection to the RMPA Community.

Social Media Intern

Pay: $1500 stipend (negotiable based on experience), entry to all RMPA events

While the majority of the work will be during the competitive season (February through April), this person should also be willing to keep RMPA Social Media Channels updated throughout the year.

Duties to include:

Lead the design and execution of social media campaigns
Create and distribute content on social media
Write social media captions that speak to the RMPA community and are on brand
Create and edit short-form videos, assist with photo and video content collection
Monitor RMPA partner and community pages to share and boost content as appropriate
Create and adhere to weekly (in-season) and monthly (off-season) editorial calendars
Work with RMPA’s Graphic designer to create compelling graphics to share across social channels
Track social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas and campaigns
Brainstorm and research ideas for original content and strategies for increasing engagement
Respond to comments and DMs on social media platforms

This is an internship, meant for a beginner, but the Ideal Candidate will have:

Experience/Education in digital marketing/social media marketing
Experience/Education in digital communications or related field
Background in Indoor Percussion/Performing Arts
Passion for the RMPA Mission
Impeccable written communication skills
Ability to deliver creative content (text, image and video)
Knowledge of major platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap and TikTok
Knowledge of social media analytics to track audience engagement and campaign performance
Experience with word processor applications and image/video editing software

Interested parties should provide a portfolio to the RMPA Board before September 30th, 2023

February 27th, 2023
Centaurus Ticket Sales and Parking

Tickets can be purchased ahead of time by following this link:
https://centaurushsbandrmpaevent.square.site/

Spectator parking in the school lot is very limited! Additional parking is available across South Boulder Road at the First United Methodist Church of Lafayette and Angevine Middle School, as well as neighborhood streets. Please CLICK HERE for a map of these areas and traffic flow.

Please DO NOT park in nearby business lots, and note that ADA Parking is available near the Spectator Entrance.

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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

2023-2024 Board of Directors

President - Lauren Maxwell ~ lauren@rmpa.org
Vice President - Scott Wilson ~ scott@rmpa.org
Treasurer - Lori Nonies ~ lori@rmpa.org
Secretary - Lynn Collins ~ lynn@rmpa.org
Contest Liaison - Lisa Crider ~ lisa@rmpa.org
Director - VACANT
Director - VACANT

2023-2024 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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2023 RMPA Member Handbook. This document will be a must-read for all directors, instructors, and performers.

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