DD (7) has been learning violin for a year and a half with a private teacher, and done well, got her grade 1 exam. The teacher is moving away and I have the choice of finding another private teacher (which wouldn't be too hard), or seeing if she can get in to the violin lessons offered by the LEA during schooltime, which are in groups of 3 children. We started privately as the LEA didn't offer them for her age-group at the time.
What do you think? Would she progress more slowly in a group lesson? Could she even hear if she's playing in tune? I don't know how these work. She might enjoy being in a group and it might encourage her to practice, to keep up, I suppose. She's about to go up to juniors, where she'll be able to join the orchestra too.