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Affordability of private lessons

Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2008-11-15 14:39

A few weeks ago, David Blumberg started an interesting thread when he asked if other private teachers were experiencing a dropoff in their student numbers. I would like to pose a related question to all of you who teach privately.

What do you do if you have a talented student (very nice girl, very nice family who always pays on time) who can't afford private lessons anymore? I'm going to be very vague on the details, but this recently happened to me. Both parents have good jobs that pay well, but their employers are in bad financial shape. They fear layoffs, and their fears are genuine. The parents are trying to plan ahead and make cutbacks in their family budget, and I honestly can't blame them.

Do any of you have any thoughts? I've considered lowering my fee for this family, but is this fair to others who pay full price? I've also thought about cutting some of the weekly lessons to 20 minutes which would lower the price a little--do you think this could be a viable solution? Another possibility might be going every other week, but this is a young student and I'm concerned about continuity.

I look forward to reading your ideas. Thank you.

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