Double Bass How much do you pay for lessons?

[APeck]

I've taught in a few different areas, and I would say how much I've charged differs based on the area.

That being said, I hold a music education degree (BM), and I'm working on a masters. I am young (late 20s), so I don't have the years of experience. In the area where I live, rural TN, I charge $30 per hour for high school students. It's a lower income area, and I need to be competitive with the local music shops who charge $35. When I lived in the Cleveland, OH area I charged $40 unless I traveled to their house, in which case I added appropriate $$ based on distance.

If I were studying in a major metro area I would expect to pay at least $50/hour for a professional bassist. As I'm an educator and do not hold a performance degree, I charge a bit less.

 

[JosieSimon]

$29.95 - jazz guitar lessons from Mike's Master Classes - pretty affordable considering you'll be mentored by guitar Masters. One more thing, their lessons are downloadable so you'd be able to practice anywhere and anytime you want!

 

[Jules Bas]

I am from Slovenia, we have public(state) schools so I pay only 25 € for a whole month, 4x1h. For the solfeggio and theory you pay extra 18 €. You can stay in for 6-7 years, then you can only switch to deficit instrument or go to music high school which is free of charge if you are accepted.

I've played guitar for 6 years and I finished my third year of the double bass.

I think there aren´t many countries who have public music schools
like we do.

 

[emilio g]

I charge $60 for an hour lesson, but that usually involves me going to their place, and I prepare a lot outside of lessons. I give people discounts for paying for multiple lessons because that helps stabilize my income a bit.

That being said, I've paid up to $150 for a single lesson. Not cheap. Worth it? Maybe. That depends on a lot of things.

 

[DumpsterDave]

I pay $50/hour in Birmingham, AL. My instructor is very much qualified.

 

[Rockin Mike]

It's actually not that high when you think about it. For instance, if you have a lesson, where you cover alot of ground, and you are given a whole lot of things to through, that lesson could last you a month or two (even more), while some other lesson (for more or less money) could only give you enough food for practice for a week or two. It all depends on the teacher. If you could spend $35,000 on a bass, why not spend around $100 for priceless knowledge?

Most of my basses cost less than $35,000.