To ask piano teacher to do another lesson?

[LissyBussy]

My DD has 1-1 piano lessons in school and has come home saying the teacher was distracted and was on her mobile phone throughout a lot of the lesson.

The teacher did apologise to DD and said something about there being a problem with her son.

AIBU to text the teacher and ask her to provide another lesson or ‘roll it over’ to next term? I’m a bit miffed as 1-1 lessons are costly.

How much is the lesson?

How old is your dd? Is she likely to have exaggerated/ misunderstood at all? If you’re sure that she didn’t get to do any of her piano lesson then it seems reasonable to ask for another one. If she was just sorting something out with her son for the first 5 minutes or so it’s obviously not ideal but these things happen.

As a one off I would leave it, especially if they're a good teacher.

Throughout a lot of the lesson could he anything from messaging the whole time , to checking their phone as your daughter was swapping her music around or having a 30 second break. If there is a personal situation then these things happen.

How old is your DD?

How long has she been learning with this teacher?

How much do you pay?

How long is the lesson?

Was this is a one-off emergency or does she have a habit of being on her phone?

DD is 7 and I pay termly, it works out about £12 per lesson, I don’t think she’s exaggerating but I can’t be sure

I think it was a one off, but she’s only just started this term

I think I would write it off as a goodwill thing as it does sound as though it was a genuine problem. Maybe just worth gently checking in with your DD next term though about mobile use in the lesson.

£12 per lesson?! they're nearer £30 at our school. If it's a one off I would probably leave it

Yeah, I think I’ll let it go, I don’t want to be ‘that’ parent - as she’s just started and keen it’s likely our paths will cross at some point if she takes exams.

I’d query it , they may offer another lesson in its place . The price of the lesson is irrelevant.

Wow thats cheap. Is it 30mins? School lessons are usually subsidised. My private lessons are £16 for 30mins in the NW. Not school.

Its your dd who does the work. Piano teacher should be able to oversee whilst checking phone etc. At 7yo im assuming pre grade 1, so a cake walk for teacher, should easily be able to multitask that.

Plus does she like the lesson or is she stirring a bit in a bid to get out of it. At 8 my ds doesn't like practice woukd rather mess his teacher about but enjoys the achievements and praise as he advances.

Id let it go. Keep teacher onside.

I’d let it go - dd’s piano teacher sometimes goes overtime if she’s free after her lesson is supposed to end and never charges for it, and will probably appreciate you being flexible on this occasion