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 Re: lessons - how much $
Author: d-oboe 
Date:   2006-07-31 12:47

If anything, I would say that a good education has no price. Really. However, you have to consider what your personal goals are. If you're relatively fresh in the oboe world, and aren't looking to pursue oboe at the highest level (and believe me - there are more non-pro oboe players than there are pro! or even semi-pro!) then studying with the highest rated teacher may not even be to your benefit. And actually sometimes not even possible - some high-level teachers may not accept the less advanced students.
If you're looking for a teacher to give you a good foundation and help start you on your way with reeds I would say no more than $80 CAD. The expertise that one pays for when studying with Douvas, Mack, Killmer etc. will not really be exploited to its fullest potential when studying at the amateur level. That's not to say that you wouldn't learn something from these teachers - by all means you would learn alot - it might just be too overwhelming to really gain a benefit.
My first teacher had her Masters in performance from McGill university, and she charged $40 an hour. (About 5 years ago) I paid somewhere around 8-15$ per reed. (Although I started learning to make my own soon after)

Go figure.

D

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