▁Mai har ▁court ▁who ▁was ▁moved ▁by ▁the ▁tra ged y , ▁taught ▁them ▁how ▁to ▁play ▁music ▁and ▁formed ▁an ▁orch est ral ▁group ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mai har ▁Band . ▁The ▁r uling ▁prince , ▁Bra j ▁N ath ▁Singh , ▁co oper ated ▁and ▁helped ▁Al la ud din ▁Khan ▁in ▁pro cur ing ▁and ▁prepar ing ▁required ▁instruments . ▁ ▁Art ists ▁and ▁instruments ▁ ▁B aba ▁( as ▁the ▁music ian ▁was ▁lov ingly ▁referred ▁to ) ▁tested ▁each ▁student ▁and ▁trained ▁them ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁particular ▁instrument . ▁He ▁used ▁j al ▁tar ang ▁initially , ▁but ▁replaced ▁it ▁with ▁N al - tar ang . ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁usual ▁instruments ▁like ▁the ▁tab la , ▁d hol ak , ▁harm on ium ▁and ▁s itar , ▁he ▁used ▁some ▁special ▁cre ations — the ▁sar anga ▁and ▁s itar - ban jo . ▁He ▁trained ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁to ▁play ▁western ▁instruments ▁including ▁the ▁piano , ▁viol in ▁and ▁c ello ▁with ▁equal ▁ease . ▁In ▁the ▁royal ▁palace , ▁arrang ements ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁they ▁played ▁for ▁visit ing ▁dign itar ies ▁from ▁the ▁gallery ▁above ▁the ▁main ▁hall . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Mai har ▁band ▁were : ▁ ▁First ▁Indian ▁classical ▁band ▁B aba ▁created ▁several ▁band ishes ▁( compos itions ) ▁based ▁on ▁Indian ▁R agas . ▁He ▁also ▁taught ▁western ▁t unes ▁to ▁his ▁students ▁so ▁that ▁Europe ans ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Court