Private music lessons (in voice, piano, guitar, ukulele, solfege, music theory training, etc.):
Paid as single lessons: $35/half-hour
Paid in bulk (more than one lesson per payment): $30/half-hour
“Paying in bulk” means paying for more than one lesson at a time. Most students pay for lessons monthly. If you want a longer lesson than 30 minutes, the rates increase proportionally, for example, to get rates for a 45-minute lesson, multiply the given rates by 1.5. For an hour-long lesson, double the rates.
45-minute lesson paid in bulk: $45
45-minute lesson paid singly: $52.50
60-minute lesson paid in bulk: $60
60-minute lesson paid singly: $70
Group Lessons: If you are interested in joint-lessons, group lessons, music class for home-schoolers, microschool class, etc., please let me know and we can work out a rate structure for unique situations. It will be based off of the private lesson rate; there is no extra charge for additional students, but “lesson prep” time, material charges, and/or travel may be included in the rate.
Travel fee for private lessons: I can travel to lessons as my schedule permits. Travel time will be charged the same way as lesson time. (For example, if a location is 15 minutes away and the lesson is 30 minutes long, the charge will be identical as what it would be for a 60 minute lesson.) There will also be a mileage fee, loosely based upon the current IRS standard mileage rate.
Payment types accepted: cash, check, ClassWallet (student account will be charged the service fee), or PayPal (includes credit/debit cards): at http://pay.phxsong.com. I do not accept Venmo or Zelle.
Schedule available: Most students are interested in lessons during the late afternoon and evening hours. In that time frame I schedule lessons on Monday and Wednesday afternoons/evenings, with make-up lessons generally available every other Friday. If you are looking for a lesson time in the mornings, midday, or early afternoon I may be able to accommodate this Monday – Friday.
My current openings are as follows:
Current Weekly Lesson Openings
- Mondays - 9-10 am
- Mondays - afternoon to early evening.
- Tuesdays - early afternoon
- Wednesdays - mid-morning to early evening
- Thursdays - 9-11 am
Make-up/Missed Lessons: I prefer to select a “standing appointment” with my students for the weekly lesson. I find that this promotes lesson consistency, which is beneficial to the learning process. I also understand that “life happens” — because this also happens to me. Because I am teaching from my home, I am able to have a high level of flexibility.
- For this reason, as long as I am notified by the student/parent that a lesson will be missed before the start time of the lesson, then that lesson may be rescheduled or made up.
- If the student/parent notifies me after the scheduled lesson time that it will be missed, then the fee for that lesson is forfeit.
- Students/parents will be provided with multiple means of contacting me upon enrollment, and any form of contact may be used to let me know that scheduled lesson will be missed.
- In the event that I miss a scheduled lesson time, it will be made up at a later date at the convenience of the student/family.
- As long as I am notified in advance of the lesson start time of any missed lessons, the student/family will simply pay for the lessons that occur.
Holiday Schedule: Communication is key when it comes to holidays, school holidays, etc. I will notify the student/parent if I have a conflict due to a holiday, and expect the same in return.
Books and Materials: Students/families are expected to purchase/obtain all music books and materials as requested by the teacher.