Our instructors are dedicated to upholding their musical traditions and to preserving their art by teaching a diverse body of students. They are eager to share their knowledge and talent for the development of their students' musical life.

Principal Instructors:
Ali Akbar Khan: Founder, President, Principal
Swapan Chaudhuri: Director of percussion

Maestro Ali Akbar Khan (Khansahib) and Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri teach all classes at the school, thus training all levels of students from the beginner to the advanced professional musician.

Assistant Instructors:
The teaching staff is augmented by senior students of the master teachers. They assist by reviewing lessons and conducting workshops on technique. Instructors are:

Bruce Hamm
Richard Harrington
Wallace Harvey
James Pomerantz
Alam Khan
Brad Van Cleave
Peter Van Gelder
Tim Witter

Guest Instructors:
The finest musicians of North Indian classical music are regularly invited to teach our students at AACM. In previous years, guest instructors have included Pandit Ravi Shankar , Pandit V.G. Jog , Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain, Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, G.S. Sachdev, Chitresh Das, Bahadur Khan, Aashish Khan, Dhyanesh Khan, Rajeev Taranath, Indranil Bhattacharya, Laxmi Shankar, Lalita Ghosh, Sanjukta Ghosh, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Satyadev Pawar, Shweta Jhaveri and many others.

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