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We are the Percussion fam in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest!
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Coming up in a few short weeks…
DRUMSET DAY!!!!
🥢Grab your sticks and mark your calendar, because June 13th will be our 2026 Drumset Day held at Klash Drums.
✉️Registration is open NOW until JUNE 7th! Details in the registration form
📅Full Scheule will be released available later this week!
❓If you have any questions, please DM this account, or email [email protected]!
19 May 2026
Announcing our marimba competition at Hamline University on December 19th! Application deadline is December 1st. More details forthcoming about competition guidelines, awards, etc. Register at the link in bio!
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#marimba #percussion #minnesotamusic #solo #competition
06 Nov 2026
Some highlights from last year! Stay tuned for upcoming marimba competition on December 19th!
1-3 - Fodé Bangoura - @bangoura_fode - interactive intro to west African djembe
4 - Eri Isomura - @eritempo3 - expressive rolls and harmonic phrasing in complex patterns
5 - Pete Hennig - @petehennig - on melodic ideas and variation on drum set
6 - @maxwell_drumswell - the winner of our drum set competition
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#percussion #drums #djembe #marimba #drumset
20 Oct 2026
I got BONGOS!! 🪘🔥 I used the gift card I won to @grothmusic from the @mn_pas Percussive Arts Society Minnesota Chapter Drum Solo Competition to get them!
I took a while to decide what I wanted, and I’m so excited about these! I can’t wait to learn the right techniques, explore all the different rhythms I can play with my hands, and learn about the history and culture behind the bongos. Plus, they’re small enough that I can take them almost anywhere! 😃🥁🪘
Time to start playing!!
#Bongos #Percussion #Drummer #HandPercussion #PercussiveArts @meinlpercussion
24 Sep 2026
🥁🏆 HOLY COW, YOU GUYS!! 🏆🥁
I won 1st Place in the Percussive Arts Society Minnesota Chapter Drum Set Day Solo Competition! 🎉 @mn_pas
I worked really hard on my solo over the past couple of weeks with my drum teacher, and all that hard work paid off. I’m so grateful for everyone who supports me, encourages me, watches my videos, and cheers me on. Thank you!
After the competition, I got to attend an awesome clinic with @petehennig Peter Hennig. He showed some really cool techniques, shared how he approaches soloing, and gave me a bunch of new practice ideas. He’s also a huge Rush fan, so we had a lot to talk about! 🤘
I also got to meet @therieppeleffect Erich Rieppel, President of the Minnesota PAS Chapter, and we even got to jam some beats together. It was such a fun day and an experience I’ll never forget.
Now it’s back to the practice room—there’s always more to learn! 🥁
#YoungDrummer #DrumCompetition #PercussiveArtsSociety #DrummerLife #PracticePaysOff
13 Jun 2026
More information about our upcoming DRUMSET DAY!!! @klash_drums
If you have any questions, please see our previous post, or reach out to us with any questions!
06 Jun 2026
Get your stank faces ready for the @mn_pas drum set competition!
June 13
11am-5pm
@klash_drums
There will be a junior and adult division. A masterclass will be held between rounds. Registration will be due by June 1st. We will post more details in the weeks to come!
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#drummer #drumsolos #drums #drumshop #competition
08 May 2026
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST AT 5:00 PM!!!
FODÉ BANGOURA MASTERCLASS
Join us for a masterclass at Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis. Fodé Bangoura is an internationally recognized master drummer from Conakry, Guinea. A former lead drummer for Les Merveilles de Guinée, he performs and teaches worldwide, co-founded the Duniya Drum & Dance Company, and shares traditional West African drumming through performances, residencies, and education in the Twin Cities and beyond.
DM this account for any questions and we hope to see you there!
15 Mar 2026
MARIMBA MASTERCLASS BY ERI ISOMURA @eritempo3
Sunday 12/14 at 5pm at Ultan Recital Hall @umnmusic
Students/amateurs/professionals of all ages are welcome to play for her and get feedback. Consider playing a marimba, xylophone, vibraphone piece in front of a supportive audience at this beautiful hall!
Here is more about Eri:
Eri Isomura is a versatile freelance percussionist and marimbist from St. Paul, Minnesota. Recent performances include the Minnesota Winds, Minnesota Percussion Collective, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Theater Mu, Cantus, National Lutheran Choir, Zeitgeist, Border CrosSing, and several other independent projects and ensembles.
Isomura is a founding member and Artistic Director of 10th Wave Chamber Music Collective, a Minneapolis-St. Paul based ensemble performing the music of living/recent composers. The ensemble served as an MPR Class Notes Artist ensemble for 21-22 and has won several grant awards to continue collaborating with artists to create new concert experiences. Isomura is also an active member of the Heartland Marimba since 2019, and has toured in the US and Canada in 2025, and performed at Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in 2022. Isomura is a regular drumset performer with Theater Mu, including productions “AGAIN” (2023), “Blended 和 Harmony” (2024), and one-off events.
Isomura’s recording projects include the album “Twelve Months in Minnesota” (2023) consisting of percussion solos composed by Asuka Kakitani, “Musical Moments for Cello and Marimba” (2021) with her father Sachiya Isomura, a former cellist in the Minnesota Orchestra, “Champagne Confetti” self-titled pop classical album (2023), among other appearances in records by Jeremy Messersmith, Marissa Benedict, and Charlie McCarron. Performances for Video Recordings include that of PBS show “Buildings and Moods”(2026), and MiNiatures Series of the Minnesota Opera “A Very Special Minnesota Garden”(2021) and “Chim Lac” (2023).
More on her projects in the comments!
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#percussion #marimba #timpani #snaredrum #performance #masterclass #mnpas #music #umn #umnmusic #minnesota #marimbasolo
04 Dec 2025
Great class @pedroperc12 @umnmusic @percussivearts! Many students got to play for him and were rewarded with tips for efficiency and dedicated practice. Here are some highlights:
Practice/Time management
“You have to be ruthless to yourself, it’s not your teacher’s job.“
“Practice first what is the most difficult part.“
For snare drum
- Make sure to warm up different muscle groups
- Create exercises for subito dynamics. Relaxed downstrokes are useful for subito dynamics
- Play drum corps on parade at pianissimo, then Kije and Scheherazade are easier
- Metronome games: play on different partials to solidify time
- Your roll speed is based on who you are. Chiller=slower, etc. but you have to expand your personality to get different roll speeds for different expressions
Expanding practicing concepts:
“Transfer the Green exercises for xylophone to glock.
How would a flute player play a flam? Naturally more open and obvious as two separate events.
Improvising is based on the language you have built.”
Marimba class on the way in mid-December!
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#percussion #marimba #timpani #snaredrum #performance #masterclass #mnpas #music #umn #umnmusic #minnesota #marimbasolo
26 Nov 2025
Mark your calendar, or just show up!
Join us tomorrow at 4:00 PM for an open performance masterclass with Pedro Fernandez! All details in today’s post and our previous post.
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#percussion #marimba #timpani #snaredrum #performance #masterclass #mnpas #music #umn #umnmusic #minnesota #marimbasolo #multiplepercussion
20 Nov 2025
Join us at the University of Minnesota Ferguson Hall in Rehearsal Room 95 for a special masterclass given by Pedro Fernandez!
Mr. Fernandez currently performs with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and spends summers with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in Western New York. He has performed and given countless masterclasses around the United States as well as internationally.
This is event is free to the public, so join us Friday at 4:00 PM!
17 Nov 2025
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