Membership

Join our Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) community and share in our GLTC Membership Programs* with our sliding scale membership fee options!

  • Any amount you contribute in addition to our standard membership fee of $50/month may be tax-deductible in the US, to the extent allowed by law, and further supports GLTC in sharing the gift of Taiko with all our members.

  • We welcome you to choose our Pay-As-You-Can membership option with no cost or reduced fees for <$50/month as needed so that cost is not a barrier to your joining GLTC (availability of this option is based on our collective membership contributions). You may also choose this option if you have arranged to make in-kind (non-monetary) contributions towards your membership fees.

Current GLTC Members: Please renew your membership on Open Collective starting July 2023 (links above) to help us raise funds on our nonprofit financial platform!

 

*GLTC Taiko Arts Programs and Resources available for all GLTC Members:

 

  • Current and prospective members are invited to attend “Taiko Centering” monthly membership meetings hosted (online and recorded) by GLTC co-directors Eileen S. Ho & Larry An to connect in our community circles:

    Hear updates and give feedback about Taiko Center operations and programs.

    Learn about a variety of Taiko Arts resources, partnerships, and opportunities in our communities.

    Share stories about our experiences as Taiko enthusiasts, students, teachers, artists, performers, and supporters.

  • Explore Taiko Arts in our GLTC learning circles! See our Class Listing for current Taiko class offerings which are open to all GLTC Members (cost of enrollment in our Taiko Play and BBK festival music classes is included with GLTC membership). These GLTC classes are also available for drop-in/trial with suggested contribution of $25/session.

    In-person class sessions are held at our Ann Arbor (MI) and Novi-Wixom (MI) locations (through our partners at Rudolf Steiner High School of Ann Arbor and the Center for Performance Arts and Learning in Wixom).

    Students also have access to online class materials and recordings posted or shared by our instructors.

  • GLTC Members may contact us about borrowing Taiko equipment (drums, stands, other instruments)* through our GLTC Taiko Share program for use during class & group activities and/or to take home for practice.

    *subject to availability

  • A complimentary kaDON.com subscription ($20/month value) is included with all membership fee options.*

    GLTC Members can sign up any time for a new account (or current kaDON subscribers can be transferred) on our GLTC school plan for access to online Taiko Arts resources and discounts on select events with kaDON!

    *subscribers must be adults/teens 13 years and older

  • A complimentary Flat.io account ($10/month value) and instruction for this online music composition software is included with your GLTC membership and available upon request.

 

GLTC Program & Resource Partners are the greatest!