You have thought about private lessons for you or your child, you have found a teacher, but you do not have an instrument. So what should you do? Buy or rent, that is the question. Some parents are not sure if it is worth buying an instrument when they are not sure how long they or their child will be playing.
Here is the quick answer: buy the instrument.
Why? Because in the end it is cheaper, at least for violin, viola, and cello. How so? Because the money you pay for renting the instrument is lost, the money invested in buying an instrument can be won back if the instrument is kept in decent shape. The only hardship that you have in buying the instrument is selling it. But that is not a problem, because there are plenty of people looking for instruments, you can even sell it at a music store. In the end, you win out if you buy the instrument.
It may be different for brass, woodwind, or percussion instruments, so you may need to ask questions of different sellers. It takes a little work, but you can save more money than you think.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Don't Got Money For Lessons
With the
economic problems in the last few years many of us have had to give up some
things, cut back on luxuries and prioritize our spending. Now you have heard about private lessons –
tutoring, but you are not sure you can afford it. You probably can.
Prioritzing. Many of us are not very disciplined about our finances, we live to spend. So we need to take time to prioritize things in your life. After necessities are settled (food, shelter, transportation), we need to consider: Where do private lessons fall? Are they crucial to you or your child’s overall education? Are music lessons another hobby, like soccer?
The cost for lessons can run from $15-30 per thirty-minute lesson every week. For some people this is the cost of eating out one night a week. So you can think of it as giving up one trip to the restaurant per week.
However you think about it, husbands and wives need to talk through these important issues so that they can discern whether or not to proceed with private lessons. It is a team effort planning out education.
Are the benefits of private lessons-tutoring worth the cost that you will incur? Yes! Whether they are cello lessons, ACT and SAT prep, helping yourself become more well-rounded, or helping your child bolster their math skills, it is worth it. Private lessons always affect other areas of life, like concentration, self-discipline, confidence, comprehension and verbal skills.
The going rate is about these days is about $20-25 for 30 minutes a week, which means that if you cut out one trip per week to a restaurant, the movie theaters, or other forms of entertainment, you can take private lessons! Try them out for a year and you will see that it's worth the investment.
How have you dealt with the financial part of private lessons?
Prioritzing. Many of us are not very disciplined about our finances, we live to spend. So we need to take time to prioritize things in your life. After necessities are settled (food, shelter, transportation), we need to consider: Where do private lessons fall? Are they crucial to you or your child’s overall education? Are music lessons another hobby, like soccer?
The cost for lessons can run from $15-30 per thirty-minute lesson every week. For some people this is the cost of eating out one night a week. So you can think of it as giving up one trip to the restaurant per week.
However you think about it, husbands and wives need to talk through these important issues so that they can discern whether or not to proceed with private lessons. It is a team effort planning out education.
Are the benefits of private lessons-tutoring worth the cost that you will incur? Yes! Whether they are cello lessons, ACT and SAT prep, helping yourself become more well-rounded, or helping your child bolster their math skills, it is worth it. Private lessons always affect other areas of life, like concentration, self-discipline, confidence, comprehension and verbal skills.
The going rate is about these days is about $20-25 for 30 minutes a week, which means that if you cut out one trip per week to a restaurant, the movie theaters, or other forms of entertainment, you can take private lessons! Try them out for a year and you will see that it's worth the investment.
How have you dealt with the financial part of private lessons?
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