Sami Asmar teaches beginner and intermediate levels of the nay, traditional Arab flute, as well as maqam music theory. He is the founding president of a local community orchestra and founder of the Turath.org web resource on world music. He is a long-time member of the UCLA Near East Ensemble under the direction of Prof. AJ Racy, and is the alternate instructor/lecturer. Sami has published numerous magazine articles on Arab musicology, commissioned music encyclopedia entries and four book chapters.