Klarinet Archive - Posting 000861.txt from 2002/11

From: Bi6W@-----.net (Bill Wright)
Subj: [kl] House visits & rates
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:01:29 -0500

This post is *NOT* for the sake of conversation.

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I feel that my daughter, who teaches, needs to have a broader view
(nationwide and worldwide) of what private teachers are paid for their
lessons and whether giving lessons in the student's home is 'part of the
business'.

[ For my daughter's sake, I want her to be aware that this email group
includes a wide assortment of teachers, ranging from world-renowned
performers who teach to college music professors to "the lady or man
next door" to <gasp!> a grandmother who plays in motorcycle bars. ]

I hope that many of you will either post or email to me off-list a short
statement (only two or three sentences):

(1) What charge is reasonable in your area for less than "music
conservatory level" lessons

(b) Whether, and for what fee, you would travel to a student's home

(c) What you think is a reasonable policy if the student's parent asks
for scheduling changes

I hope that it's obvious that I will be sending all replies (including a
copy of this post) in a packet to my daughter. I believe I know what
most of you will say, but I want her to hear it from other people's
mouths.

Thank you, sincerely,
Bill

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