TEACHER

As an educator, Akram has shared his passion for music at various institutions in Israel and the United States. Presently, he serves as a faculty member at Berklee College of Music, teaching courses for the Screen Scoring department, including Composition and Orchestration for Media Composers and Introduction to Scoring Technology for Media Composers. He also teaches at the New England Conservatory, leading the World Music Ensemble for the Contemporary Musical Arts department and lecturing on Contemporary Arabic Music Traditions. Additionally, he teaches at Brandeis University, where he delivers lectures on "Middle Eastern Arabic Music Traditions" and "Journey to World Music" courses in the BOLLI program. Moreover, he has been an Artist in Residence at Tufts University and a faculty member at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Ono College, and Haifa University.

FACULTY
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA (2024 - current)
Screen Scoring Department

Composition and Orchestration for Media Composers
Introduction to Scoring Technology For Media Composer

FACULTY
New England Conservatory, Boston, MA (2022 - current)
ContemporaryMusical Arts Department

Leading the World Music Ensemble
Lecture on Contemporary Arabic Music Traditions
Lecture on Arranging And Orchestrating Using DAWs

FACULTY
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (2021 - 2022)
Lectures on "Middle Eastern Arabic Music Traditions" and "Journey To World Music" courses in the BOLLI program

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Tufts University, Medford, MA (2021-2022)
Lectures and concert preparation for the TUFTS Middle Eastern Ensemble

FACULTY
Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Jerusalem, Israel (2016-2019)
Harmony and counterpoint Stages I-III courses
Ear Training and Theory courses

FACULTY
Ono College, Kiryat Onno, Israel (2016-2019)
Music theory; Ear training courses; Piano studio

FACULTY
Haifa University, Haifa, Israel (2016-2019)
Music theory course; Private lessons for new students