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Music lessons....How much does your school charge ??

35 replies

nutcracker · 06/09/2006 16:28

Dd1 is in year 4 and has been told she can learn to play Violin.
They have said how much and I'd like to know how much other people pay before I decide wether to cry and scream and shout.

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brimfull · 06/09/2006 22:46

DD'sschool will help out with if parents can't afford the music lesson fees.I would definately ask the head of music about it if I were you nutcracker.

Judy1234 · 06/09/2006 22:54

Depends on the teacher and paid direct to them. About £17 per individual half hour lesson per week (London, private school).

wangle99 · 07/09/2006 07:23

£10 per 30 min lesson of individual tuition (private school Cornwall but music teacher's invoiced individually)

DD used to learn piano at 30 mins individual lesson for £5!!! Her teacher unfortunately has retired now.

firestorm · 07/09/2006 10:49

my dd is doing recorders & violin, both cost about £75 a term each (10 group lessons) horrendous imo especially for the recorders. dd2 is just starting early years music at a more respectable £30 a term & wants to do karate & learn the recorder soon. both do swimming lessons. no wonder we never have much money

sandyballs · 07/09/2006 10:56

My DDs are in yr 1 and they can learn violin, guitar, clarinet or piano for £50 a term. Not sure whether to bother though, think they are too young and won't stick to it.

LiliLaTigresse · 07/09/2006 11:02

dd gets 30 mn one to one singing lesson at school @ £120 a term
she gets private cello lesson outside school @ £15 per half hour, if she did cello at school it would be a bit cheaper, but her teacher at the moment is brilliant
hope your dd's OK nutty, she's not doing badly though if she has ballet and choir!

julienetmum · 07/09/2006 23:16

I asked dh about this nutty as he works in a neighbouring LEA I think to you.

A few years ago funding to the music services (who provide the teachers for these lessons) was cut dramatically so they were faced with two options, close completely or charge for lessons. In his area each school gets a small amount of free music service time the rest has to be charged.

How each individual school charges parents is up to them. Some may have funds to subsidise the lessons, some charge one amount for group lessons and another amount for individual. The fees also have to cover the cost of running the LEA music centre (once students reach a certain standard they can go to music centre and take part in variuous orchesteras/bands etc.

To put it all in context the going rate per hour for a instrumental teacher is about £20-£25 per hour.

portonovo · 08/09/2006 11:53

In our county, primary music lessons are quite heavily subsidised, so you pay £40 a term for 1 lesson a week - lessons are usually about 20 mins, and may or not be shared depending on if anyone else plays that instrument at a similar level. So, my son got individual lessons because he was the only sax player in the school.

You have to provide your own instrument, although there are a few ones which can be borrowed.

Recorder clubs at school (lunchtime) are free, run by several teachers just out of goodwill and to build up a decent recorder ensemble!

At secondary school, we pay £120 a term for 10 lessons a term, each one 30 mins of one-to-one tuition. This seems to be the going rate for all the freelance music teachers. Year Sevens get 10% discount.

It certainly is expensive, but worth it if your child is musical. My 3 are only allowed one expensive paid-for activity like this each, the first 2 do music the 3rd hasn't decided yet.

My eldest is desperate to do a second instrument - she does flute now and wants to do keyboard - and I would love her to because she is so musical. She is taking grade 5 flute in Nov, only 20 months after first picking up the flute. But for now, she knows we can't afford a second instrument so is teaching herself!

jura · 08/09/2006 12:37

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mumeeee · 09/09/2006 15:58

I was paying £40 a term for my 14 year olds violin lessons And £10 a term for my 16 year olds singing lessons ( this is because she was doing music GCSE and they were subsided by the school).

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