How much do you pay for piano lessons?

[mich311e]

How much do you pay for piano lessons per month?

 

Does anyone use a "conservatory" program?

 

Thanks!

[LMA]

I pay two different rates right now with different teachers. These teachers are all in Rhode Island.

 

Teacher 1 with M.M.: $25 an hour for myself

Teacher 2 with doctorate: $50 per half hour for my oldest

 

I use a music school for my two other boys for violin and recorder. The rate is the same regardless of instrument: $31 per half hour if you pay quarterly.

 

Louise

[scrapbookbuzz]

I was lucky to find a former homeschooler who only charged $10/half hour for teaching my kiddo. Unfortunately, she has stopped teaching piano. Now, I'm considering signing my (dyslexic) dd up for a 'learn by ear' style teacher but those are expensive!

 

I'm interested to see what others say, as well.

[bnbacademy]

I pay $14.50 per half hour for private piano lessons here in VA.

[JenneinCA]

I am paying $160 a month for four half hour lessons for my son's piano lessons. Just for information I am paying the same amount for my daughter's recorder lessons, same amount of time.

 

It is the going rate for San Jose area.

[lollie010]

It is time to start budgeting for lessons and I was a little sticker shocked. Violin seems to be the most expensive in our area.

[Imprimis]

We pay $30.00 per half-hour.

[ncmomo3]

$30/half-hour

[dirty ethel rackham]

$20 for a half-hour and he comes to our house. If we buy 10 weeks in advance, it is down to $17 per hour (30 lessons - 3 kids, 10 weeks.)

[Kfamily]

We pay $180 for both girls per month but this includes 1hr lessons each per week, a subscription to Piano Explorer magazine (monthly) which we use for theory once a week (the other 3 weeks we work from theory books), and numerous practice classes (about 1 per month) where the students play/practice pieces they are preparing for Festival, Guild, Christmas Recitals, etc. Our teacher is Suzuki trained as well so our lessons are half Suzuki and half traditional.

[Tam101]

$15/half hour from our SAHM neighbor.

[bnneale]

We pay $70 per month. That usually includes 4 lessons (with the exception of December), sometimes a group lesson, and two recitals a year.

[Ginevra]

I pay 17.50 per half hour, but that is the sibling discount rate for two students. It would be 20.00. I am in Maryland, and that is a pretty inexpensive rate.

[HeathenMom]

$20 per half hour.

[Suzanne in ABQ]

I pay $75 per month, which includes three private, half-hour lessons and one 2-hour group lesson that includes performance, composer study (music appreciation), ear training, and ensemble.

[sparrow]

$13/half hour.

[1bassoon]

I'm a piano teacher. . .

 

I charge $80 per month for half-hour lessons, which covers lessons and two recitals.

 

I'm a bit on the cheap side. . . . .rates vary considerably, depending on training of the teacher and where you are in the country.

 

HTH!

[mich311e]

Thanks for the replies!

 

We are looking at a conservatory that would be $116 a month for 44 lessons a year. No payment required for the month of December. The lessons are 30 minutes long. Seems to be on the high side of reasonable but we may try it. They give 6 30 minute lessons free to try it out. We'll see how it goes.

 

Thanks again!

[mktkcb]

Southern CA here. We pay about $35 per lesson for a veteran, extremely qualified teacher who has been head of MTAC, and is greatly involved in more than 1 professional organization of piano teachers. A "master teacher" type. She's amazing, and I worship the ground this lady walks on (she's taught my quirky spd musically gifted son for the last 6 years, and puts up with a great deal). It ends up being about 150-170 per month, what with music books, competition/recital fees and the like). HOWEVER, I have friends that pay much less for less qualified teachers that they are perfectly happy with. more like 18-20 per half hour.

[ohmel]

In NE Ohio I'm paying 70/month for weekly half hour lessons plus the occasional recital.

[Heidi @ Mt Hope]

I pay $18.50 per half hour lesson with a great instructor. She gives lessons out of a music room in her own home.

[Aurelia]

It depends on the teacher, but there is a fine arts school that charges homeschoolers $40 a month for a group class and $90 for a month of 1/2 hour private lessons. Others charge $30-$50 a 1/2 hour lesson.

[QueenCat]

$13/half hour..... through our homeschool co-op. Was paying $20 at the local college, which is closer to the norm here. Does not include the music, we buy that separately. One recital, no extra cost.

[swellmomma]

You ladies are scaring me. We have been blessed to get free private lessons up until this point but once we move I will be paying for 3 kids in piano, 1 violin, 1 drums and possibly 1 acoustic guitar and 1 electric guitar. I will need 3 jobs just to pay for their music lessons.

[Pongo]

How much do you pay for piano lessons per month?

 

Does anyone use a "conservatory" program?

 

Thanks!

 

We have an online instructor. My dd does her lesson via video cam, from a Classical instructor. It's really neat, they have cameras on each of them, with head sets, and a split screen. They can see each other playing the piano. After the lesson she gets a pdf. file with her lesson for the week. We pay $9 a lesson, $36 a month for 1/2 hour lessons.

[asta]

Um... no piano here, but I pay £20 for a 50 minute bagpipe lesson via Skype webcam for kiddo.

 

Worth every pence. :001_smile:

 

 

a

 

 

ps: I agree - it depends on who you are having teach your kid. DS is being taught by one of the top pipers in the world. When I look at it that way, £20 is peanuts.

Edited January 29, 2010 by asta

[Chris in VA]

We pay our church organist $30 for half an hour.

She's quite accomplished--degrees, etc. She's even written one of the hymns in the Episcopal hymnal.

And she's truly lovely with dd.

[Aggie]

$30/hr for our teacher to come to our home. She's finishing up her Master's this spring, though, and is moving on to Julliard this summer. I don't know how much we'll pay next year.

[cani e porci]

I pay $15 per half hour lesson, and the teacher comes to my home. She charges $10 for lessons at her home, but her rambunctious children are there, and it just doesn't work. I'm happy to kick in the extra $5 for the teacher to make a house call. She organizes two recitals a year, and my daughter also gets to play in church from time to time.

[AnitaMcC]

How much do you pay for piano lessons per month?

 

Does anyone use a "conservatory" program?

 

Thanks!

 

My Dd gets two 30 minutes of private music lessons once a week for about $150 a month. Some times there is an extra week thrown in and it is about $180 that month. She goes for piano, guitar, and drums on a rotation.

[HeatherM2]

We pay $12/half hour for piano from a good friend that is a truly gifted piano player and teacher. We love her. :001_smile: But the normal rate around here (SW Ohio) is $18-$20/half hour.

[hornblower]

$21 for 30 minutes, books included, for instruction from a really gifted teacher who has a B.Ed. (Music)

[Melora in NC]

$10 per half hour.

[happyhomemaker25]

$165/month/1.5 hour sessions that is for all four kids.

He's the best teacher!!

[lauranc]

We pay $120 per month --for 30 minute lessons. (this is for one child)

 

..Laura

[Lovin Learnin]

$130/month. Thirty-minute sessions/week which includes traditional and Suzuiki combined.

[Reesegirl]

Up until my daughter graduated last spring we were paying $25. for 45 minutes. She is a freshman in college now and for a semester (4 months) of piano lessons it is $275. She is getting a better deal at college!

[mcconnellboys]

I pay $20 for 45 minutes.

[Caitilin]

$17 for 30 minutes

[monk17]

Violin $55. for an hour that usually goes an hour and a half, $11, for a group lesson, normally three private and one group lesson. The teacher is Suzuki trained and certified, and has a Masters in music education also performs in the local symphony. Has a waiting list.

 

Piano is $37.50 for a 45 minute lesson that goes an hour 4 times a month, conservatory trained performance. Also a waiting list.

 

Eating a lot of lentil soup lately....

[G5052]

It's a personal favor and some bartering involved, but...

 

Only $5/month for 4 hour-long lessons, same every month whether we come or not. She's been teaching since the days when there were no materials specifically for children and some piano teachers actually taught out of hymn books because they were inexpensive and could be used for many years of instruction. This teacher has had a number of students go on to conservatories and several to professional careers.

 

Truly we are blessed!

Edited January 30, 2010 by GVA

[cougarmom4]

We pay $10 for 1/2 hour violin lesson. Although, teacher and I are doing some terrific bartering here...I teach her dd beginning piano while she teaches ds violin/and for dd's violin lesson, I prepare four make-ahead freezer meals for her.

[Ame E.]

$97.00 per hour..

 

for advanced piano

[monk17]

Conservatory trained concert pianist 2 doors down charges $45. for what turns into a 60 minute lesson. Violin is about the same except for group class which is 14. an hour. Both our teachers are wonderful and very different.

[Lightly Salted]

$60 a month for a 30 minute lesson 1x each week (plus cost of materials); from our church organist.

[Blessedwithboys]

I pay $20 for 35 minute lessons. I have three children taking lessons (the rate is the same for each). That works out to $240 per month. One son takes piano lessons, his twin takes violin lessons and my oldest son takes electric bass lessons.

 

Besides the weekly lessons, there are two concerts per year (winter and spring) along with annual theory and practical tests through ABRSM (Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music).

[Lawana]

For dd I pay $27.50 per half hour lesson from a Ph.D. For ds, $26.00 per half hour lesson from a M.M. These teachers are considered the best in our town and are also the most expensive. We've done the low cost route, and IMO, better is worth more.

[Lolly]

$55 a month for a half hour a week.

[Dmmetler]

$390 a semester for 30 minute private lessons at the University prep department where I teach. This includes group classes and theory classes if the student wishes to take advantage of them, starting at level 1.

[lovetobehome]

I pay another homeschooled child to teach my children. She is so good, and the kids love her! She charged $6 for an hour, but I gave her a raise to $10 this year. Still a bargain!