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Price 
Location 
Type 
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Description
$ 20
Mar 2008
Morro Bay, California
guitar
Half hour weekly guitar lessons  more... close row
$ 45
May 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Guitar
Weekly one on one guitar lessons  more... close row
$ 150
Feb 2007
Dallas, TX
Guitar lessons
Six one hour guitar lessons  more... close row
$ 25
May 2008
Lynchburg, VA
Guitar Lessons
Hour of advanced personalized guitar lessons  more... close row
$ 50
May 2008
San Diego, CA
Guitar lessons
Price of one one-hour lesson per week  more... close row
$ 50
Apr 2008
Dearborn MI
Guitar
One month of eight guitar lessons per month  more... close row
$ 15
Feb 2008
Brighton, MI
guitar lessons
Weekly one hour guitar lessons given by high school student  more... close row
$ 230
Jun 2008
New York, New York
Guitar
Six guitar lessons over three weeks  more... close row
$ 25
Jun 2008
Barberton, OH
Guitar
Price per guitar class for four year old  more... close row
$ 76
Jun 2006
San Diego, CA
Guitar Lessons
Three sessions taught guitar basics  more... close row
$ 35
Jan 2008
Frederick, Maryland
Guitar Lessons
Half hour of guitar lessons each week  more... close row
$ 15
Feb 2009
Cambria, CA
Guitar Lessons
Mixed feelings about basic guitar lessons  more... close row
$ 125
Dec 2007
Wellington, FL
Guitar Lessons
Monthly fee for one-on-one guitar lessons  more... close row
$ 20
Mar 2008
Tempe, AZ
guitar
Guitar lessons from graduate student  more... close row

Description of service

The price is the per lesson cost of guitar lessons given by a graduate student in music at the local university. The person taking the lessons is my 10 year old son. A variety of tutors are available in a variety of instruments and all cost about the same price. Instrument rentals are also available at reasonable cost.


Review of Service

The kid has been taking guitar lessons from the same tutor for the past year and has made astonishing progress. And really seems to enjoy playing the instrument, practicing most nights for about an hour without prompting from us. He hasn't been interested in public performances (concerts and such), so we haven't pushed him in that direction, but he has played for the family quite a few times just to show off what he's learned.

Honestly, I think he'll be sad when his tutor finishes her graduate degree this summer (2008) as she has plans of moving to Chicago, but we already have recommendations for a replacement tutor, which we'll be checking out soon.


Tips

See if they offer a trial lesson and if your kid (or you, if you're taking the lessons) comes home excited about learning the instrument after a challenging lesson, it could be worth it to stick with that tutor.

Setting performance goals for the student and tutor helps keep things moving. For example, a public performance or being able to play a challenging piece by a certain date are reasonable goals to set.

Regardless of who you go with for lessons, rent an instrument to start. You'll find yourself with a higher quality instrument for less money than buying a student quality instrument, and not only will you not be out the potentially large depreciation cost of a new instrument, you'll have one that's been professionally maintained and has a proven record of playability (some new instruments can be difficult or impossible to tune and keep in tune, which makes them exceptionally difficult to play well).