Maestro Ali Akbar Khan’s Centennial Celebrations
A Year-Long Event
Some of Indian classical music’s brightest performers are joining together to celebrate Maestro Ali Akbar Khan’s 100th birthday.
These performances will be hosted online by the Ali Akbar College of Music—a non-profit organization seeking to spread the teachings of this ancient tradition to any and all who wish to learn. For more information about upcoming events throughout this Centennial year, please visit aliakbarkhan.com.
AACM Welcomes Guest Faculty Vocalist
Samarth Nagarkar
Samarth Nagarkar will be teaching a Hindustani classical vocal (khayal) intermediate-advanced class at the AACM as a guest faculty this fall. This will be a limited series of 8 classes between 9/13/2022 and 11/1/2022.
The course covers the following aspects:
- Voice technique
- Swar lagaav and raga swaroop – note accents and raga
- Traditional method of singing a vilambit khayal composition
- Techniques and methods of developing alaap within a khayal
- Understanding and decoding a Drut khayal composition
- Taan patterns and co-relation between taan and taal
samarthnagarkar.com
Welcome to the
Ali Akbar College
of Music
The College specializes in teaching Sarode, Sitar, and Tabla at the highest professional level in the North Indian classical tradition.
2022 – 2023 Sessions
2022
Winter:
February 13 – April 9
Spring:
April 23 – June 18
Summer:
July 5 – August 28
Fall:
September 12 – November 5
Holiday:
November 21 – February 5
2023
Winter:
February 20 – April 16
Spring:
May 1 – June 25
Summer:
July 10 – September 3
Fall:
September 18 – November 12
Holiday:
November 27 – February 5
Our thanks to the following organizations for their generous support:
