How much to charge?

[coufplayer]

I've got someone who wants me to give their kid lessons - how much does everyone charge for an hour's lesson? Thanks

[bruce]

I pay $34 per hour as an adult. My teacher typically does only half hours for kids because of the shorter attention span. (Not sure why he thinks I have a longer attention span). So he gets $17 per half hour.

[MS]

coufplayer ------- much may depend on you location. Areas of the country (in US) may vary a sifnificant amount. If there are any other private teachers in your area (any instrument) see if you can figure a median price from what others charge. Once you figure a ball park price, you can go from there to decide what you want.

[coufplayer]

What I'm hearing from some of the locals is 20 bucks for a 30 to 45 minute lesson. I was just curious what others on this forum were getting.

[girl]

I pay £22 per hour for lessons which is the standard Union rate in the UK.

[Sassaphone]

I pay $25cdn per hour, and my lessons invariably go up to ninety minutes. My teacher figures if he doesn't charge too much the younger students parents will stick with the lessons when the kids beging to goofoff.

[kornflakes]

I charge £8-50 for approx half hour and i'm a member of the Musicians Union, their rates are only suggested rates not mandatory rates. Personally i think rates can be charged in accordance with the teachers qualifications in teaching, for example a guy who has played for 20 years giging may have a lot of experience playing but does that make him a good teacher? Maybe, maybe not. Where as some one who has studied a Licentiate Diploma or even a Fellowship Diploma in teaching sax would probably know how better to get the infomation across to the student which is probably more important to the student. Its possible the 20 year gigster is a better player but thats not going to help the student learn. I think the qualified teacher would be justified to charge a higher rate than say an experienced sax player with no qualifications. IMHO. Andy.

[Razzy]

I pay $25 U.S. for a half-hour and charge the same. I figure it's more about quality and not quantity during the lessons... though I only really teach advanced players. Still, I doubt I'd charge less for a beginner, unless they really persuaded me ;) Never sell yourself short! What I have done for kids is well worth their money, just as what my teacher has done for me is well worth mine.

[srcsax]

I charge $35 for a 45 minute lesson.

[MySaxophone]

average about $30 per hour?Is that the price of courses for rookie or for master-hand?

[singlereed]

I pay £22 per hour for a qualified pro sax teacher. We have a number of teachers for all the various instruments our kids learn, and pay between £20 and £30 per hour, that whould be roughly US $35 to $45.

Also it varies according to whether we go to the teacher, or they come to us, and how far they have to travel. If you can sit at home and teach three hours on the trot, obviously its more efficient than travelling to three different pupils' homes.

[Sabasax]

I've seen prices vary greatly in different parts of the US and with different teachers. I took a lesson with one of Rousseau's doctoral students and he charged me $20 for a half hour and $30 for a full hour. I took a lesson with a college professor who charged me $20 for an hour and a half.

I myself am a master's student. When I teach in Ohio, I can charge $14 per half hour. However, in cities in Minnesota (populations of 50,000 to 200,000) I can usually only charge $10 per half hour. And then when I am in smaller towns in Northern Minnesota, I have trouble finding students who will pay $8 per half hour!

[saxomophone]

I charge $15 per 1/2 hour lesson, but other teachers in the area charge 16 or 17. I require hour lessons if I travel to the student's house.

I used to pay $60 for an hour lesson with a classical teacher I took from. Supposedly he started charging that much to keep the number of students down, and even still he was pretty well booked at that price. I guess it was a matter of supply and demand.

A lot seems to depend on where the teacher is teaching as well. If they have to cover teaching studio costs, it will tend to be a little more.

[Mr.Matt]

Wow,
I pay my teacher $50 an hour, and he only teaches hour long lessons. However, he is god (Mark Taylor, for seattle sax players). I get $15 for a 1/2 hour to 45 minutes I teach a 7th grader. (I'm overpriced. He's underpriced.)

So, I guess if you don't really need to teach, you can charge more.

[BayviewSax]

I think it depends on a) where you see yourself as an instructor, b) what the desired outcome is.

I'll take on beginners, but I don't charge as much as I would for an intermediate player. However, they also don't get the same lesson. I think it all hinges on the student. My goal with all my students is to get them beyond what I can do for them and pass them on to a heavier teacher. But the rate at which that happens depends on the student. Some students just want to be better players in the school band. That's fine and I'll charge accordingly. Some students want to be the next James Carter, and that's great too. I'll pile what I can give them as rapidly as they can handle it, then move them on. They'll more likely have a longer lesson time and the price will be slightly higher.

[Sigmund451]

25 an hour is about the going rate for teachers in my area. Unfortunately, they are not all good. My teacher kindly taught me some poor habits based upon who knows what...at least none of them were practices that are hard to change....maybe you get what you pay for, maybe not. I had a long talk with Ralph Morgan today and he was amazed at some of the things I had been told and quickly set me straight. I cant wait to go home and put some of them in action.

[Jon B. Bop]

I pay $50 per hour. That's here on Long Island. Top guys in Manhattan get top$$$