If you're walking around the neighborhood of South Williamsburg in Brooklyn, don't be startled if you hear loud drums in the distance. Instead, follow those bellowing sound waves down a nondescript alleyway to a hidden dojo ready to teach you a 1,500-year-old drumming art from Japan.

Join New York Adventure Club for a private drumming workshop at Taiko Masala Dojo, a Brooklyn-based dojo dedicated to the art of Taiko, a traditional Japanese drumming and martial arts-inspired movement.

Led by master drummer Hiro Kurashima, owner and founder of Taiko Masala, our unique musical experience will include:

A brief history of the ancient Japanese art of Taiko as well as Hiro's Brooklyn dojo

A walkthrough of the studio to see the dojo's arsenal of hand-made instruments, including small eight-inch hand-held drums, five-foot barrel drums, and the giant 250-pound O-daiko

A one-hour lesson on the art of Taiko — you'll learn everything from a simple Taiko backbeat rhythm to a simple melody pattern

A jam session with your fellow Adventure Club Taiko orchestra members that incorporates your newly learned Taiko skills.

Before the interactive lesson and jam session, we'll listen to a live musical demonstration by Taiko Masala Dojo's top students, some of which are in the Thunder Drumming Troupe — a professional Taiko drumming orchestra that travels the country performing at some of the nation's largest Japanese events and festivals.

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