The strength of the taiko community is reflected in this year’s celebration of 50 years of taiko in North America and beyond! Since 1968 taiko, an art form rooted in Japan, has blossomed into hundreds of groups outside of Japan. You can be part of an organization dedicated to ensuring that taiko continues to thrive.
Your TCA membership connects you with a taiko community that circles the globe.
Your TCA membership ensures that TCA has the resources it needs to meet our mission: Empower the people and advance the art of taiko.
Along with others, your TCA membership reflects a group of people intent on building community through the special art of taiko.
Join TCA now. Launch taiko into its next 50 years!
Member Benefits
The Tangible
Join TCA and enjoy these benefits:
- Early access to registration and discounted registration for NATC19 in Portland, Oregon
- Discounts on TCA-sponsored events
- TCA Partner Program discounts
The Intangible
Join TCA and join others in reaping personal satisfaction, perhaps the greatest benefit of TCA Membership!
Membership Raffle
Join TCA now and be eligible to win added benefits. There will be two raffle drawings during this year’s membership drive. Join before Taikothon, October 21, to be eligible for both drawings, and have the best chance to win:
1-month subscription to kaDON
2 hours of studio time at Asano Taiko U.S.
Custom-made taiko bag by Taiko with Toni
1 NATC Participant Registration
1 NATC Observer Registration
2 TCA 2020 Memberships
Other taiko-delightful prizes
Dates and Deadlines
- 2018 memberships will last through December 31, 2018.
- 2019 memberships will be available beginning October 10, 2018 and last through December 31, 2019.
Prices
| Regular | $50 | $40 Early Bird rate until Sunday, October 21, 11:59 PM HST |
| Student | $10 | 50th Anniversary Special Rate |
| Lifetime | $1000 | One-time payment |
Questions?
Contact us at membership@taikocommunityalliance.org.
"The Taiko Community Alliance provides a voice, a meeting place, and a wealth of knowledge for the broad range of community-based taiko groups and individuals. Through its programs, it demonstrates its commitment to both cultural preservation and building the future of the artform." -- Alan Okada
“Through NATC, through the mini-grant program, through capacity-building work, TCA empowers an international community that makes the life-changing experience of playing taiko accessible to hundreds of thousands of people. I’m part of TCA because I believe passionately in this mission.” -- Rome Hamner
“I can think of no other parallel example to TCA in terms of the high-quality programs and resources it provides to the taiko community based on the simple ideal of empowering the people and advancing the art of taiko.”-- Akemi Imai
