Piano lessons in your house: how much per hour?

[orchidsonabudget]

Just interested in how much ppl are paying and where they are in the country?
Thanks

We pay £15 per half hour for a piano lesson, either in teachers house or ours, she lives across the road so it makes no difference to either of us! Woodwind lesson is £20 per half hour, he comes to us ( back on zoom now for both of them due to restrictions). Musicians union rate is £35 per hour I think. We are in Scotland.

£15 per half hour seems to be about right round here - rural southern England.

Depends on the level you want, and the experience of the teacher.

Anything from £30-60ph.

Thanks, we pay £21 for half an hour. Feels bit steep but he is a professional musician and my kids adore him

It depends on how experienced he is. It's taken a LOT of training, time and sacrifice, over many many years to be a successful musician. How much would a lawyer or a dentist get paid? A newly qualified musician might charge the industry minimum of £35ph, whereas a more experienced musician passing on their knowledge and experience will cost more. Same as any business. It's not a hobby.

Sorry - I didn't mean that to sound nasty. I'm glad you've found a good teacher who your dc enjoy learning with.

It does annoy me though (not you OP) that some people expect us all to charge £20ph because they see music as a hobby.
I think I'm just in a bad mood after seeing Sunak is on tv tomorrow. More help we will be excluded from no doubt.

I should go to bed…..

my kids don't do music but I would have expected £15-20 for half an hour probably for an average lesson.

dancing private lessons are about that and I would be surprised to find anything cheaper. It is expensive but quite reasonable for one to one

£40 in London

I'd expect to pay more for lessons in your own home as the teacher has to factor in travelling time etc.

We pay £26 per hour for piano lessons and £29 per hour for singing lessons in the teacher's house/hired studio.

Not all charge more for coming to you, or else it is just as expensive for both. I know friends who teach and can't do it from their home so happy to travel. Our woodwind teacher does both girls so it's quite convenient for him. Although academic as all back to zoom now ☹️

£20 for a 45 min lesson. Shes grade 3

I struggle a bit with these sort of posts. Not a music teacher myself, but a keen amateur with two very musical DC's one of whom is almost certainly on course to follow a career in music. Agree with @1805. A teachers hourly rate rightly varies depending on their skills, experience, reputation and track record. The most important thing is to find a teacher that gels with your kid and is appropriate to the level they are working at. In our case, for 2 DC's with multiple teachers on different instruments this ranges from £17.50 per half hour to £70ph (and in excess of £100ph for specialist masterclasses).

£21 for half hour with a teacher that's working for you sounds like a good investment to me.

I recall my friend (outskirts of London) mentioning that she makes around £40 from a 2 hour lesson