I am an accredited teacher from the United States where I was a Master Teacher, teaching my own classes in Senior High School as well as teaching university students, undergoing teacher training, how to teach. I am qualified by my M. A. in Education to teach English, Drama, Speech and Vocal and Instrumental Music. Having moved to the U.K., I am teaching piano and music theory privately at home. What should I be charging for a half hour private lesson? I live about 25 miles from London.
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Id go with £10-£12 for half an hour. i reckon thats ok!
I was going to post the same thing on here.. I am currently studying music at university, but I have got a few pupils who I teach at home in the holidays, and they also like me to ring up when I am home for the odd weekend to give them lessons. I am currently charging £10 an hour. Is this too much? Or should I charge a bit more?? I have got a year left of my degree.
Friend of mine charged £8/half hour when he was still at uni, now that he is qualified (BA hons in music, I read somewhere that a BA is about the same as an American BA, whereas BA hons is equiv to approx USA Masters, but I don't really know how they relate) he charges £10/half hour. This is in Midlands/South West - London prices will probably be higher (Lotsa london bods round here who will give you a better idea). The highly qualified and experienced teachers at a local music school I worked at for a while got £24/hour there, and most charged around £25/hour or so privately... One cellist who taught there was associate member (I think...!) of the CBSO, lead or deputy leader in the ESO (approx - I forget exactly) and highly experienced teacher, she charged £25/hour for private lessons - I think that was quite generous on her part actually, although that was over a year ago now, I rather suspect her prices have risen in the meantime.
Anyway... hope this helps a little!
Anyway... hope this helps a little!
Very intersting. I know that my recorder teacher at the moment charges £35 an hour... thankfully I don't have to pay that much... the university pays it. I do have my lessons at the Birmingham Conservatoire. My saxophone teacher is a bit more reasonable than that at £24 an hour.
I'm lucky...I get free lessons! But only 20 minute ones.
| QUOTE (ruthypegs @ May 22 2005, 05:45 PM) |
| Very intersting. I know that my recorder teacher at the moment charges £35 an hour... |
I think in cities - esp in conservatoires! - they will charge more... and experience counts for a lot (like I say, that cello teacher was underselling herself a bit IMO)
| QUOTE (sarah-flute @ May 22 2005, 06:14 PM) | ||
I think in cities - esp in conservatoires! - they will charge more... and experience counts for a lot (like I say, that cello teacher was underselling herself a bit IMO) |
Yeah they do get a lot more in conservatiores etc. I am just glad that don't have to pay for them. I have 2 hours at a time!!
Hi Folks,
I charge £25 hour and I'm north of manchester, the south side would be more and certainly the London area. Half hour lessons, £12.50. no less!
You've worked hard for those qualifications and there is a lot of preparation work for lessons still to do, instruments to be tuned etc.
I charge £25 hour and I'm north of manchester, the south side would be more and certainly the London area. Half hour lessons, £12.50. no less!
You've worked hard for those qualifications and there is a lot of preparation work for lessons still to do, instruments to be tuned etc.
Hi Arran,
I agree, I forgot to mention that I charge a sliding scale from £11. per half an hour for young ones, except that I don't have little ones at the moment. That rises to £25 for grade six and above.
I agree, I forgot to mention that I charge a sliding scale from £11. per half an hour for young ones, except that I don't have little ones at the moment. That rises to £25 for grade six and above.
| QUOTE (ruthypegs @ May 22 2005, 07:16 PM) | ||||
Yeah they do get a lot more in conservatiores etc. I am just glad that don't have to pay for them. I have 2 hours at a time!! |
Ohmyword... that would indeed add up...
| QUOTE (sarah-flute @ May 22 2005, 10:15 PM) | ||||||
Ohmyword... that would indeed add up... |
There is also travel that has to be paid, as I am at univeristy in Bangor, North Wales, and I have to travel to Birmingham for lessons, that is £20 for the train.AgainI am lucky that I don't have to pay for that either... the university reimbuses me!
| QUOTE (lesley @ May 22 2005, 09:36 PM) |
| Hi Arran, I agree, I forgot to mention that I charge a sliding scale from £11. per half an hour for young ones, except that I don't have little ones at the moment. That rises to £25 for grade six and above. |
Why do you have a sliding scale? The skills you need for the less advanced pupils are as difficult to acquire as those needed to teach the more advanced.
| QUOTE (SteveHopwood @ May 23 2005, 10:42 PM) | ||
Why do you have a sliding scale? The skills you need for the less advanced pupils are as difficult to acquire as those needed to teach the more advanced. |
I think Steve has hit the nail on the head here- to teach a beginner, especially someone very young, you need ten times more communication skills than to coach someone advanced and already experienced and keen. I've been teaching for 11 years, and can honestly say that it's the youngest students who have benefited the most from my gaining in experience. Pupils are paying me for my teaching skills-, I would say over the years I've put a lot of work into the youngest student's lessons in order to keep it fun, varied and to keep them motivated. Yes, of course I spend time looking at repertoire, etc, for advanced students-but that's something I'd do myself for fun anyway.
The NUM website and the ISM websites have approptiate scales of charges for music teachers and all else to do with music performance and they are regularly updated. You do not have to be a member but it helps.
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