How much do you pay for a 9 year old's private piano lessons?

[gaussgirl]

AM in Hants. Just wanted to get an idea before we ditch the school ones which are very cheap but not really designed to provide beyond 'taster'.

How long does a private lesson last?

Dh charges £34 hour in Surrey. That price is set by most of his schools and he uses it for private teaching too.

We pay £18 per half hour in Surrey.

I pay £12 per half hour in Reading (I'm a bit older than 9 though)

Singing is great for confidence. I wouldn't recommend individual lessons for a child under 10 (sometimes wish that wasn't the case as dh is so ethical and turns pupils away when we could really do with the money). Occasionally you get a 9 year old who can cope if you go very, very gently. Group lessons of a good quality are great though.

I beleive everyone can sing. Being "tone deaf" is pretty rare and most problems are to do with physical things a person is actually doing so alongside learning songs you work on breathing and how to produce different voice qualities according to the type of song. You also learn how to do things safely, the amount of children who seem to be developing conditions like nodules is pretty frightening through using their voices inappropriately.

Your dd sounds very musical hula, sounds like she'd get on with mine like a house on fire!!

I think initial the singing is in groups. I like the confidence idea. She did a small solo in her nativity this year and really enjoyed it, and it really did make her feel god about herself - firstly for being chosen and secondly getting up and being able to do it. I really lacked (lack?) that cnifdence and ould love her to ahave it. I have never done anything musical , neither has DH, but I hope she continues to enjoy it.

I pay £12 for half an hour clarinet lesson in rural Kent.

I've taught group singing to 4-6 year olds so there is no reason why she can't start at any age though to teach littlies is a very special skill. Dh doesn;t like that age group but has taught from 6 and up.

For that age I'd expect some work on posture and warm up games working on things like breathing, tone development, sirening and articulation but the children would not necesarily know this yet, they would just be fun games and ditties. Moving on to some age appropriate children's songs perhaps with actions and then thinking about how to "perform" a song beginning to develop musicality.

I love this age group.

Dd got a solo in her Christmas play but the teacher took advantage I reckon and just sent her home with the sheet music and instructions to get Daddy to help her learn it!!!!!!

That all sounds great. I will definitely look into further with the music school once her piano lessons are under way.