The ethos of AIM is to offer music as a unifying force.  The Academy of Indian Music celebrates the diversity offered in Indian music and dance forms by offering courses in music, dance and yoga.

Please note that the minimum age for all courses is 5 years.  We believe it’s never too late to learn music.  In fact our oldest student is 75 years old.  If you have music in your heart, we have a course for you!

Hindustani vocal: The two main vocal traditions in Hindustani music are 'dhrupad', the purest of all, without any embellishment and completely austere in its delivery, and 'khayaal', with a romantic content and elaborate ornamentation.  Taught by a gold medalist from India, The Academy offers both versions of Hindustani vocal music.  You can choose everyday or weekend courses.  Click here for course details

Carnatic vocal: Carnatic music is considered one of the oldest systems of music in the world. The basis of Carnatic music is the system of ragas (melodic scales) and talas (rhythmic cycles). There are seven rhythmic cycles and 72 fundamental ragas. All other ragas are considered to have stemmed from these. An elaborate scheme exists for identifying these scales, known as the 72 Melakarta Ragas.  The Academy of Indian Music (AIM) offers Carnatic vocal lessons at the beginning, intermediate and advance levels. Click here for course details

Indian musical instruments:

Veena: The veena is an Indian plucked instrument.  AIM offers Veena courses at beginner, advance beginners, intermediate and advance levels.Click here for course details
           
Tabla: An Indian musical instrument, the Tabla can be defined as a pair of drums.  It consists of a small right hand drum called the ‘dayan’ and a larger metal one called the ‘bayan’. The Tabla is now a percussion instrument, both in the Indian as well as the Western world.  The Academy offers tabla courses at beginner and intermediate levels.Click here for course details

Violin:  The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. The range of the violin extends from G, the lowest open string, upward nearly four octaves. The strings are tuned a fifth apart at G3 (196 Hz), D4, A4, E5(659.3 Hz). At The Academy of Indian Music, we offer violin courses by a veteran violinist of pure Carnatic Classic style.Click here for course details

Keyboard: At AIM, the keyboard is taught as per the Western notation system as well as the Indian system of music. Under the Indian system of music, light classical music as well as popular Indian songs are taught on the instrument. Click here for course details

Mridangam :

Western musical instruments:

Keyboard: A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a musical keyboard.  The Academy of Indian Music offers keyboard classes by an expert Pianist, equally brilliant at playing Jazz, Country, Pop and semi-classical Western music on the Piano.Click here for course details

In our dance section, we currently offer the following:

Bharatanatyam : Known as the celestial dance form, Bharatanatyam is also called 'Ananda Tandavam' - the dance of happiness and joy!  It helps teach discipline in all aspects of life, develop a deep respect for both, the art form and the teacher.  The Academy of Indian Music offers beginner, intermediate and advance level courses in Bharatanatyam, taught by highly trained, award winning, top-notch faculty. Click here for course details

In our yoga section, we currently offer the following:

Yoga :At the Academy of Indian Music, we offer individual as well as group courses at the beginner, intermediate and advance levels.  The courses cover the ‘Asanas’ aspect of yoga as well as the ‘bhava’ (thought) that goes with each ‘asana’.  AIM also runs yoga courses to target certain psychosomatic diseases such as: backaches, Diabetes, Hypertension, Stress and Anxiety, Asthma as well as Coronary Heart Disease.Click here for course details