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How much can I charge for a piano lesson?
I'm moving to the UK in September and planning to earn some money by teaching piano playing to kids. I have no idea how much a piano lesson usually costs there.. Do you guys know? My piano teacher charged 10โฌ/30mins but I don't know if its about the same in UK. I'm not a professional teacher so obviously I can't charge as much as they do.
Btw, is it even normal in Britain to take piano lessons from an unqualified teacher? Does anyone even play piano there
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So what do you think? 6 pounds or seven or less or more for 30mins?
Btw, is it even normal in Britain to take piano lessons from an unqualified teacher? Does anyone even play piano there
?So what do you think? 6 pounds or seven or less or more for 30mins?
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More. Depends where you are.
As above, depends where you are. When I very first started playing paino (12years ago?) I think I paid ยฃ6 for half an hour, by the time I did Grade 8 (2 years ago) it was ยฃ20 an hour. I would say unless you're teaching in/around London then ยฃ8-10 for half an hour would be ok, maybe more for London etc.
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As above, depends where you are. When I very first started playing paino (12years ago?) I think I paid ยฃ6 for half an hour, by the time I did Grade 8 (2 years ago) it was ยฃ20 an hour. I would say unless you're teaching in/around London then ยฃ8-10 for half an hour would be ok, maybe more for London etc.
Sounds about right. In London, again it depends on which bit of London, but on average 50% more.
You'll probably have to charge a little less than those rates as you aren't a fully qualified teacher. But if you drop your prices by a pound compared to that, it should be ok.
Start with 8 and see how it goes...
I had a student flute teacher; I paid ยฃ5 per half hour, but I travelled to him. You can charge more if you are the one doing the travelling. This was in a London suburb a few years ago.
I wouldn't bother charging much above ยฃ10 per half-hour, because then people will feel they might as well pay only slightly more for a proper teacher.
I wouldn't bother charging much above ยฃ10 per half-hour, because then people will feel they might as well pay only slightly more for a proper teacher.
momaha
I'm moving to the UK in September and planning to earn some money by teaching piano playing to kids. I have no idea how much a piano lesson usually costs there.. Do you guys know? My piano teacher charged 10โฌ/30mins but I don't know if its about the same in UK. I'm not a professional teacher so obviously I can't charge as much as they do.
Btw, is it even normal in Britain to take piano lessons from an unqualified teacher? Does anyone even play piano there?
So what do you think? 6 pounds or seven or less or more for 30mins?
Btw, is it even normal in Britain to take piano lessons from an unqualified teacher? Does anyone even play piano there
?So what do you think? 6 pounds or seven or less or more for 30mins?
What level do you play the piano to? I think that's rather important.
I paid ยฃ12 for half an hour, but she was qualified and very experienced. Do you have any experience teaching piano? If not I personally wouldn't want to pay you more than 6-8 pounds for half an hour. (Or ยฃ12 an hour)
momaha
I have no idea of British levels.. I've played piano for ten years and I would say that I'm pretty good but don't which British level would be equivalent.
Don't you have your own system in Finland? I'm sure there'll be a site out there that explains how our levels match up.
Anyway, my sister used to pay ยฃ7 for 30 minutes from this old woman with nothing to do. Since you're not "qualified", I wouldn't charge much more than that.
momaha
I have no idea of British levels.. I've played piano for ten years and I would say that I'm pretty good but don't know which British level would be equivalent.
If you've no system of grading in Finland, what sort of pieces would you consider your 'show pieces'? If there is a system, what's it called and what level have you achieved?
I have a diploma and would charge about ยฃ15 if I still taught. I'm in Glasgow too, I could find out for you. My lessons (for me) were about 60 euro/hour.
Do you have a diploma or any exam grades? Mostly likely people would be looking for a teacher to make their kids pass the ABRSM exams, so teaching scales etc and pieces.
Edit: Forgot to add this is viola/violin playing, not piano. But it's similar.
Do you have a diploma or any exam grades? Mostly likely people would be looking for a teacher to make their kids pass the ABRSM exams, so teaching scales etc and pieces.
Edit: Forgot to add this is viola/violin playing, not piano. But it's similar.
Well it depends how qualified you are - playing the piano for ten years isn't really that amazing, unless you've done plenty of grades/exams in that time. If in doubt, why not buy a UK piano book, and see how you do. Below is a link for grade 8 sightreading (i.e. you see it for the first time in the exam, get a few minutes to look through it, then would be expected to play it to a reasonable standard.) Grade 8 is normally attainable by about your 8/9th year of study, and much sooner if you skip grades or are particularly talented. If you can't play through this fairly easily, then you won't be able to charge particularly high rates for your lessons, simply because there will be a lot of better qualified people out there for the same price.
http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/musicPages/9781854727732-L.GIF
(And I think this a grade 8 performance piece)
http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/musicPages/9781854725127-L.GIF
http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/musicPages/9781854727732-L.GIF
(And I think this a grade 8 performance piece)
http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/musicPages/9781854725127-L.GIF
When I was grade 8 and looking towards diploma my piano teacher said she thought I could teach up to grade 5 competently and charge about ยฃ16 an hour if the students came to me, or more like ยฃ20 an hour if I drove to their houses and taught there. I live doon sooth though. The problem is, if you don't have any "qualifications" (e.g. grades) to show then your ten years doesn't mean much. It gives no indication of your standard, so pupils or their parents might be wary of paying too much. It might look better if you buy some ABRSM grade books and see what standard you are, then put that you are that standard on any adverts you put out.
Basically, with proof of a good standard you can charge much more than you can with just 10 years' playing experience. I reckon as you stand you could only really charge ยฃ10-ยฃ12 an hour. Might be worth doing some grades. And if you're planning to get some piano lessons yourself, it's definitely worth asking your teacher if he/she has a massive waiting list, as he/she can always pass some pupils to you. My teacher offered to do that. I never ended up taking it up though
EDIT: As someone else already asked, what sort of pieces do you typically play? Give some examples.
Basically, with proof of a good standard you can charge much more than you can with just 10 years' playing experience. I reckon as you stand you could only really charge ยฃ10-ยฃ12 an hour. Might be worth doing some grades. And if you're planning to get some piano lessons yourself, it's definitely worth asking your teacher if he/she has a massive waiting list, as he/she can always pass some pupils to you. My teacher offered to do that. I never ended up taking it up though
EDIT: As someone else already asked, what sort of pieces do you typically play? Give some examples.
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