# Additional Responsibilities The UNLV Percussion Area has a tradition of innovation and excellence. Success here requires organization, responsibility, self-management, flexibility, cooperation, and integrity. Contribute to that tradition in these ways: - **Be early to rehearsals and gigs.** Percussionists have instruments and implements to prepare long before the downbeat. Build a reputation for always being prepared. Be understanding and polite in group settings. - **Turn in assignments early when missing class for an authorized performance, clinic, or masterclass.** Tell your teachers well in advance, get the assignment early, and hand it in before you leave. - **Organize your time.** Keep a calendar or planner for rehearsals, gigs, concerts, and tours. Never accept a gig without your calendar in hand. Communicate conflicts immediately and honestly — compromise comes easier well before a deadline. Track your commitments to avoid double bookings. - **Be active in PAS.** The Percussive Arts Society is the professional organization for our field, and membership is required (see [[3.1.1 General Requirements and Materials]]). Attending the annual PASIC is an investment in your craft — save your money and make it an annual trip. - **Get out there and achieve, but school takes priority.** Take auditions when professional opportunities arise (theme parks, military bands, DCI and WGI groups, etc.). However, **it is your responsibility to initiate the conversation about missing school** — see the appropriate faculty to request approval for the absence. - **Check Slack and your email multiple times each day.** Schedules update frequently, sometimes on short notice. Know which concerts you are required to attend. - **Our equipment must outlive your time at UNLV — care for it like your own.** Ask permission to borrow what you don't own. Never lend equipment that isn't yours. You're only as capable as the gear you have access to; neglecting *our* gear neglects *your* ability to make great music. ## Personal Responsibility You are financially responsible for the music and equipment assigned to you. Lost music must be replaced with an original published version of the part or score. Damaged instruments must be repaired or replaced at your expense — you break it, you buy it.