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Offline aisling_7

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What to charge?!
on: September 13, 2004, 09:05:23 PM
Here are the prices of teachers in my area.  $15/45, 35/1hr, $25/30, $30/30 $50/1 hr.  I am a college student pursuing a music major.  My add says $25/30 50/1 hr.  Is this too much?

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Offline bizgirl

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Re: What to charge?!
Reply #1 on: September 14, 2004, 05:02:55 AM
It's really hard to say considering no one here knows your playing abilities, experience, etc.  I'm assuming you're a beginning teacher.  Where I live you would never get $30/half hour as a beginning teacher.  Rates vary so much for different areas though and even in the same area, as your quotes show.  It seems that $30/30 and $50/hour is the max, so I don't think I would go quite that high without a degree.  Compare your qualifications to those of the other teachers in your area and go from there.  
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Offline jlh

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Re: What to charge?!
Reply #2 on: October 09, 2004, 05:35:28 AM
The max meaning you probably have either a lot of concert and teaching experience, a D.M.A., or both.  
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Re: What to charge?!
Reply #3 on: October 10, 2004, 08:08:54 PM
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