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When you start music lessons from a private teacher, do you sign a contract or pay as you go?
If you get music lessons through a private teacher (for clarinet), do you have to sign a contract for a set period of time (like a year) or do you pay weekly as you go? What is the most common increment for lessons (weekly, every two weeks, monthly)? thanks.
It depends on the teacher and the studio. Generally; the fuller the studio (or more advanced the teacher), the more likely you'll have to commit to a certain longer period of time. This is because popular teachers don't want to keep changing students when they can fill their studio with students that stay on for years. These are also highly selective in who they'll even give lessons to. If the teacher has a doctorate and is principal player in the symphony, you can expect to need both a payment and a lessons/learning contract.
Most teachers like a monthly payment agreement. Some, usually in a school or professional studio, do semester terms of 4 months or 6 months. I know very few that will accept weekly payment unless you work out an arrangement because of finances - most want to know you're going to show up for the lesson and you're more likely to show up if you already paid for it.
Lessons are most commonly set up for 30 minutes once each week. 45 minutes to an hour are next common. Very advanced players often have lesson twice each week for an hour per session.
Any less than once per week isn't enough time to ensure you make progress and to correct problems before you set them as habits.
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