Just wondered if anyone had any thoughts on the merits of group vs individual music lessons?
9 year old DS has been learning an instrument for 2 years in a group music lesson. Currently (it has varied in the past) he has a 20 minute lesson with 2 others.
The other 2 started at the same time as DS but (based purely on what DS says) it sounds like he is now slightly ahead of them in terms of progress.
I?m in 2 minds. I feel that DS has got to a stage where we are pretty sure that he?s not going to drop the instrument on a whim so perhaps it would be worth swapping to individual lessons to enable him to progress more quickly. DH feels that, although DS evidently enjoys playing, he is not sure that the cost of individual lessons is justified unless he shows a much stronger interest. This is based on the fact that he doesn?t practice unless he is really nagged. ATM DS practices for about 15 minutes, probably 5 times a week. He is reluctant to do more.
Thoughts?
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redskyatnight · 25/04/2013 11:37
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