 He received a Bachelor of Science from Mannes.M.A., New York University (musicology); D.M., Mannes College of Music.Among Schachter's many renowned students are Murray Perahia, Richard Goode, Frederica von Stade, Rami Bar-Niv, Myung-whun Chung, and Edward Aldwell (who was co-author with Schachter of another influential text, "Harmony and Voice Leading").