What is a fair price for music lessons

randomhandclaps

thisisguitar said:

For the record, I charge £25 per hour in Birmingham... all students come to me.

£25 in Birmingham? Isn't that about the average monthly mortgage payment on a three bedroom house in Brum?

Nikko

I have group lessons (currently only 2 of us in the group) with a tutor as it works out cheaper. £13 per hour.

GuyBoden

If the teacher is a well known name, are popular and can actually teach, they get a higher price for lessons, but are sometimes choosy about the level they will teach and usually teach more advanced players.

You can sometimes get a well known player, who's not a teacher, to give you a one off lesson in their area of expertise. This is great, if you're are learning something very specific.

thisisguitar

randomhandclaps said:

thisisguitar said:

For the record, I charge £25 per hour in Birmingham... all students come to me.

£25 in Birmingham? Isn't that about the average monthly mortgage payment on a three bedroom house in Brum?

In Alum Rock maybe... Not in Harborne darling :-)

viz

Yes to what Guy's saying, the well known players / teachers do tend to charge a lot, though you can get lucky and land yourself a fantastic musician who charges reasonable rates, but that's rare and I agree with Guy that they have to want to teach you.

57Deluxe

I have a Sax acquaintance who charges £60 and hour and for 'no show' too...

I charge ~£20 for a 'session' - often slips over the hour. They come to me.

Rocker

I had my first bass lesson yesterday.  My teacher showed me how to sound notes [damping etc.] and where the root notes are.  Generally I enjoyed the lesson but found some of the details a bit overwhelming as it gets harder to concentrate when you are no longer in your early twenties.

Next lesson is a fortnight away.  Plenty to work on in the meantime.  For the third lesson, the teacher plans to play his drums and show me how to lock into the rhythm.  Things like that you cannot learn from a book.  Or I can't anyway.

As always, tips and suggestions are very welcome and appreciated.

armitaan

Shout out to James Tomlinson in south Bristol , £100 for five lessons, top guy, remembers everything lesson he's ever given you

meltedbuzzbox

Gassage said:

You cannot clean wood like you can crockery.

thats not what your fella said ;-)

meltedbuzzbox

£25 seems to be standard around my way

Some charge £10 some charge £35-£40

nickp

20 - 40 round here.  £40 should get you someone really good. I pay that but he's worth it

rlw

Gassage said:

RaymondLin said:

Free lesson for you @Gassage

Totally unhygenic. Why it is served on wood rather than a porcelain plate is beyond my comprehension.

You cannot clean wood like you can crockery.

Wrong.

When the EU was trying to ban wooden chopping boards some years ago, and make us all use plastic, they discovered that wood is actually more hygenic, as has been said above.  Mind you, for eating, I, too, prefer a plate.

rlw

£27 in Bromley

xsheq

I wouldn't teach for an hour. 30 minutes is generally enough for learning. An hour seems to result in observed practice which seems a bit pointless. I only charge £10 for 30 minutes. I like to keep music learning accessible.