RMPA Newsletter #10

Congratulations to all the groups who performed at the WGI Regional last weekend! Next up is the final regular season show at Longmont High School.

In this newsletter there are several VERY IMPORTANT announcements, and just a couple of articles to help guide the final push of the season.

Best of luck to all the performers and staff as you take the floor for the final RMPA regular season show this coming weekend!

Colin Spear

President, RMPA Board of Directors

• Please keep in mind that there is NO CONDUCTING of an ensemble allowed from outside the performance area. From the official WGI Rulebook:

4.3.4 During a performance, non-performing personnel may not coach, cue, etc., any participants, trigger any audio events, or control any wireless lighting or robotic events from outside the competition area. As per rule 4.3.1 and 4.3.3, staff members may communicate via text message with a designated participant controlling the sound system, lighting or robotics. PENALTY: One point (1.0) to Disqualification at the discretion of the Timing and Penalties judge

• Please talk with your students (and families) about how to act during performances. We have had several instances this season of people standing up and walking around in the middle of performances, blocking spectators and judges from seeing the shows. We also had complaints of some students making rude and disparaging comments towards/about other ensembles in the stands. We have put together this 1-pager (also found in the 2026 RMPA Handbook), please share and encourage your students/families to read it closely.

• Please also encourage your parents to double check performance times. There were some issues at the Regional with spectators not knowing when their group would perform. For all RMPA shows, schedules will never be moved earlier in the day, and can always be found on rmpa.org.

• Directors should have received an email about the Esprit de Corps voting for this season. Please make sure to have it filled out by Friday, March 27.

• You can find the final schedule for the show at Longmont High School HERE

• Saturday, March 21st: RMPA Regular Season Show #5 @ Longmont HS
• Friday, March 27th: Esprit de Corps Sportsmanship Voting Due
• Saturday, March 28th: RMPA State Prelims @ Mountain Range HS
• Saturday, April 4th: RMPA State Championships @ Denver Coliseum

Based on feedback from multiple judges, at multiple competitions, about multiple groups, please take a look at this short but important information to make sure you begin and end your show in a professional way. Thanks to Mike Nevin for collating this feedback and getting it out to all ensembles.

Mike Nevin put together a couple of pages of advice on how to make the most of these critical rehearsals for the last few weeks of the season.