fees
Fee Increases – when & how much?
Hello everyone, I am curious to hear how various teachers decide on when and how much to increase their fees. I seem to remember Robin Keehn mentioning a particular percentage she uses when raising her rates. In the U.S. the rate of inflation is currently…
Tuition adjustments
How often do you adjust your rates, and by how much each time? I’ve been teaching SM for almost 10 years. Instead of raising my tuition, I take more time off each year. It even allows me to offer a small “discount” to families who…
Responding to inquiries about price
I would like a good response to “How much do you charge for piano lessons?”‘ From my experience, people that lead with price are not really serious about lessons. They are discount shopping and don’t know anything about Simply Music. They probably don’t know exactly…
Accounting for holidays in setting fees
I’ve recently re-listened to the training audios for Setting Fees and I’m eager to change my payment structure to a monthly flat fee instead of per lesson, that includes an increase. But I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on how to answer the questions…
License Fees and Royalties
I have to say that I deeply appreciate Simply Music, and so, am glad to pay my license fee for now. I am so thankful to God for the gifts and abilities he has given to Neil Moore, and to all the SM teachers who…
PayPal Fees
I’ve recently had a couple of new students ask if I take PayPal “the world’s most loved way to pay and get paid” Says that right on their website. I’m open to it, but want to know how others who use it handle the fees…
Scheduling, Fees and No Coach
I received a call about teaching Simply Music at a school that’s 45 minutes away, and had a few questions if this would even work. Two of the students moved here from Australia and loved learning piano through the Simply Music method. Their traditional piano teacher is no…
Charging Parents and Students in The Same Shared Lesson
Can I get suggestions for how much other teachers charge for both parents and their five year old son taking lessons as a group? There have been some responses to this question that indicate some teachers would discount on the basis of a family. As…
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…
Fees for Multiple Student Families
Do you provide a fees break for families who want to have more than one of their children in lessons? Or if everyone in a household wants to take lessons? If so, do you use a sliding scale or a percentage discount, etc.? Each teacher,…
