Taiko Source Highlights - April 2024
As Spring continues, let's continue w/ equipment maintenance and check out a potential repertoire addition!
Shime-Tightening: Continuing along the Spring Cleaning theme - let's take a dive into the numerous methods/techniques for getting those shimedaiko back into performance shape!
Challenging and dynamic, "Tatsumaki" is a composition by Hiroshi Tanaka that has been adjusted, tweaked, and modified by groups across North America, making it a great opportunity as as collaboration piece across groups and performers. Click over to its section in the song database - highlights include the original score as well as a few sample videos such as this clip from the 2008 ITI conference.
What is Taiko Source?
NATC 2009 Opening Ceremony
Photo Credit: UnknownTaiko Source, acquired by Taiko Community Alliance in 2022, is a digital space for the taiko community to share resources and make connections. TaikoSource is dedicated to the development of information resources to empower the people and advance the art of taiko. Original creators of Taiko Source include Ben Patcher and Wendy Jedlička.
The mission of Taiko Community Alliance (TCA) is to empower the people and advance the art of taiko.
Emergeng from the COVID-19 pandemic with a renewed focus to "Empower the people and advance the art of taiko", TCA revitalized the bi-annual North American Taiko Conference by implementing an annual "Conference series" which features smaller, geographically afiled NATC-Regionals which strives to increase the accesibility of the NATC experience.
In addition to NATC and NATC-R, highlights of TCA's efforts include the annual Grant Program, "Congra-CHU-lations" recognition event, "Taiko-thon" community showcase, ongoing Leadership Program, and periodic web-based seminars and mixers.
Behind the scenes, future plans are underway to directly expand the adminstrative and financial offerings to support taiko organizations small and large. Stay tuned for updates in the coming months!