How does a Conference Coordinator make more than 1600 workshop assignments, placing 400 participants into 56 workshops and 10 discussion sessions spread over 5 time slots? AND ensure optimal happiness?? If you’re Terry Nguyen, you call on the TCA Tech Committee who, in turn, serendipitously find Josh Yoon (Stanford Taiko, 2013-17). Josh blended his passion Read More
One of TCA’s Core Values is Heritage and Evolution: Actively honoring the past while looking to the future. It is our pleasure to be able to introduce you to our line-up of 4 North American based workshop leaders who have never taught at NATC before. A couple from the local scene, one from across the Read More
This year, we are offering three mini intensive workshop experiences during NATC. This is the first time we’re introducing this type of intensive experience within the conference schedule. Driven primarily by Workshop Chair, Mark H Rooney and TCA’s NATC Committee, the mini intensive program was approved early on in the planning process by TCA’s Board Read More
Hello everyone! NATC coordinator Terry Nguyen here! Just wanted to give you all a quick update about what our team is working on this week. REGISTRATION – We’re all driving towards a March 15th registration launch for our TCA members who signed up by December 10th, 2016 as part of TCA’s Fall 2016 membership drive. Read More
We’re very excited to offer a new type of NATC experience for all attendees. 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the first North American Taiko Conference held in Los Angeles, CA. Our community has progressed and changed in the last 20 years, but our approach to NATC has remained fairly unchanged. This year, we’ve worked hard Read More