All About Piano Lesson Costs
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During grade 1 exam, what is tested? How is the exam conducted… Can anyone share? If kid is learning private, where and how to book the exam and how much?
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Min Min, 1 hour $190 is reasonable as it works out at just over $45 for an hour. The question now is whether the teacher does a good job teaching, is there rapport btw the child and teacher. How experienced, how meticulous is the teacher to fine details etc etc. You will need to find out about qualifications, holidays, make up classes as well.
Track record is one aspect to pay attention to but then there will always be exceptions, "so far all has been bright and sunny but who knows when the weather may change". These changes are sometimes brought about by students who don’t put it the effort. It takes two hands to clap. Brilliant teacher+Brilliant student, who wouldn’t want that? But sometimes a Brilliant teacher+"really can’t be bothered student (and parents), the result can be just passable, nothing to shout about.
Ong Lee, you can call and book the studio directly once you know where the exam studio is, charges are normally $30 for 30 mins. Grade 1 exam includes scales, 3 pieces, sight reading and aural. It is a 1-1 exam so can be rather nerve-racking for younger ones. Examiners are Brits and some may have very strong accents so that is something to prep the kids, to be brave to say "pardon" and have sharp ears to really listen -
jce:
Jce, I think the brilliant teachers will automatically filter out problematic students and parents even before starting lessons as they need to maintain their track records and reputations. And if the students turn problematic down the road, they can always kick out the students from their studio. The only exception is when the brilliant teachers are stuck in music schools and cannot choose their students. I am not implying I am a brilliant teacher, but I take extra care to assess students and parents before accepting them to make sure we can work well together. But even then I have misjudged a few times and I had some unpleasant experience. But thankfully these problematic students left on their own accords and so far I had not actually kicked out any students yet.Min Min, 1 hour $190 is reasonable as it works out at just over $45 for an hour. The question now is whether the teacher does a good job teaching, is there rapport btw the child and teacher. How experienced, how meticulous is the teacher to fine details etc etc. You will need to find out about qualifications, holidays, make up classes as well.
Track record is one aspect to pay attention to but then there will always be exceptions, \"so far all has been bright and sunny but who knows when the weather may change\". These changes are sometimes brought about by students who don't put it the effort. It takes two hands to clap. Brilliant teacher+Brilliant student, who wouldn't want that? But sometimes a Brilliant teacher+\"really can't be bothered student (and parents), the result can be just passable, nothing to shout about.
Ong Lee, you can call and book the studio directly once you know where the exam studio is, charges are normally $30 for 30 mins. Grade 1 exam includes scales, 3 pieces, sight reading and aural. It is a 1-1 exam so can be rather nerve-racking for younger ones. Examiners are Brits and some may have very strong accents so that is something to prep the kids, to be brave to say \"pardon\" and have sharp ears to really listen
Ong Lee, you really should ask your kid's teacher. He/she would be the best person to explain how the exam goes along with the marking breakdown. And by right he/she would give mock exams along the way as well if your kids are entering the exams. If the teacher is not able to do this, then it may be a cause of worry. -
I personally don’t like the idea of kicking out students though sometimes I have to be totally honest with the parents so they are aware what to expect in terms of results. So either cooperate with me and hopefully get through the exam with something decent or risk scrapping through by the neck.
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jce:
I personally don't like the idea of kicking out students though sometimes I have to be totally honest with the parents so they are aware what to expect in terms of results. So either cooperate with me and hopefully get through the exam with something decent or risk scrapping through by the neck.
I do not like the idea also. I know some well known teachers are not shy of doing it, but I imagine it can be very devastating to the students even if the students and parents are actually at fault. I think a better solution is to refer another teacher who will suit the student more. -
Teachers who want a "clean slate" will do that. Just like the "branded" tuition centres who churn out top scorers because they filter their students. For me I make it clear to the students (and parents) that I expect a certain level of commitment. If the child is slow in learning but willing to put in effort then I’m willing to give it a go and do my part the best I can.
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Hi, my son is taking private lesson for his grade 3 in the piano teacher’s house. The teacher is following the Yamaha school calendar which means that there is approx. 44 lessons per year. Is this a common practice? Also, any re-schedule of lessons request from student is not allow. There was once when my son has to attend some compulsory school activities which happened to coincide with his piano timing for consecutive 2 weeks, we still have to pay the full month fees, not allowed to go for another time slot. Anyone has the same experience?
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44 lessons per calendar year is a normal practice nowadays unless you are paying per lesson. Normally paying per lesson will be more ex. As for rescheduling, as long as there is a valid reason, not done too often, both sides can agree on a time, I don’t see why the lesson can’t be rescheduled.
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He has stressed on this "term" before we signed up for this lessons. For that particular month, we paid 4 lessons but only attend 2 lessons, very costly.
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Does the teacher give extra lessons (at no extra charge), whether group or individual nearer exams? If so, then I guess you can see it as "earning back the loss" through those.
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