Fees Rates & Cost
Family Discounts- How to Decide What to Charge
What would be your charge for three children from the same family in one group lesson? What would your discount be? This is how I charge, for having more than one student in a family. First student – Full price Second student – 10% discount…
Family Discounts- Multiple Student Families
Do any of you give discounts for the second, third, or fourth child from same family? I do give a discount for additional family members, although I know others will disagree with me on that. I just know that when my sister and I were…
Family Discounts- Advice and Ideas
I have two homeschool families, each with three children who are interested in having me teach all three children. What kind of discounts do you offer to families where more than one child is taking lessons? Do you max out at a certain rate? I…
Family Discounts
I have a husband and wife who want to do lessons together. They will obviously get a break on materials, but I am trying to decide whether or not to give them a break on lesson fees as well. Do you offer a family discount?…
Fees and Vacations
I have a question that I hope I can express clearly in writing. It’s a bit confusing. This year I changed my studio policies to include paid vacation time. Before I charged $130 a month which covered 52 lessons a year, unless I didn’t teach…
Referral Fees
Dear Simply Musicians, Last week I posted on the forum a request for a Perth, W.A. teacher who would like to take on a small group of young children. I’m sure there are plenty of teachers out there who would still like to grow…
Traditional VS. Simply Music -Cost
I am working on my phone sales pitch and was wondering if some former traditional piano teachers could give me some info. On the average: How many months did it take to get a student to be playing with both hands, a song equivalent to…
Answering Questions- Talking to People About Money
I am working on a project and would love your input – particularly newer teachers, but any input is welcome. When you take a phone call from someone asking you about piano lessons, are there questions that you are not quite comfortable answering yet? For…
Registration Fees
A teacher commented the other day about paying a $15.00 registration fee for a class her daughter was taking, implying that perhaps it was not justified. I do charge an annual $35.00 registration/administrative fee. Over the years, some parents have questioned it, why it’s an…
Discounts for Referrals
I was wondering what each of you do for referrals? I give a $50.00 (US) tuition credit to the referring student on the second month after the new student starts. I give $30.00 tuition credit to the referring student. I give $50.00 off one month…