History
- Percussive Arts Society (PAS)
The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is an international
music service organization promoting percussion education, research,
performance and appreciation.
Established in 1961 as a non-profit, music service organization, PAS is
the world's largest percussion organization and is a central source for
information and networking for percussionists and drummers of all ages.
With over 8,000 members (as of 2005), PAS has chapters located in each
of the United States (including Puerto Rico), and 23 chapters in 19
other countries.
PAS publishes two bi-monthly publications, Percussive Notes and
Percussion News, and a website that contains publication archives,
research databases, a conference center, museum tour and other features.
PAS is headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma, and includes the Percussive
Arts Museum and Library, which contains rare and unusual percussion
instruments and scores. The Percussive Arts Society also hosts the
annual PASIC convention in a different city each year. PASIC 2005 was in
Columbus, Ohio. PASIC 2006 was in Austin, Texas. The convention features
four days of clinics, concerts, competitions and mock auditions, and
other percussion events.
The Percussive Arts Society is well known among percussionists for the
PAS International Drum Rudiments, a set of basic drum beats and
exercises that is used by percussion educators. These rudiments can be
found in most percussion music books and a copy is available for free
download from the PAS web site.
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussive_Arts_Society
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