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As eight-year-old James Parkinson and his cousin Nola Natsuzaki drum in sync on their laps, waiting for their class to begin, instructor Noriko Kobayashi knows this is about as quiet as taiko gets.

Reported by Rebecca Clarkson Singers and yogis harmonize in a new program led by Sandi Melody of Harmony House Music School where body awareness and performance are combined. Melody has been a voice, piano and performance specialist…