A tutor book
You buy it once, and it usually lasts a year or more. Bring it to every lesson, with whatever you are working on.
Piano, guitar and beginner singing
Lesson fees
$35 for a half hour lesson
$70 for a full hour
Weekly lessons at Music Tuition Studio are one to one with me, Adam Whybro, in Long Bay, Auckland, and cost $35 for half an hour, $70 for a full hour. It is the same price for every instrument and every level.
Book a lesson
or text 021 162 3447
Weekly lessons
What a month comes to
I invoice by the calendar month. Your lesson day falls four times in most months and five times in some, so a weekly half hour comes to $140 or $175 a month.
Lessons run through the school holidays unless you tell me you are away.
| Half hour lesson | One hour lesson | |
|---|---|---|
| One lesson | $35 | $70 |
| A month with four lessons | $140 | $280 |
| A month with five lessons | $175 | $350 |
How invoicing works
A month at a time, not a term at a time
You are never paid up more than a month ahead. There is nothing to sign, and you are not signed up for a set number of weeks.
There is no free trial. The first lesson is a real lesson at the normal price, with no obligation to continue. What a first lesson is like
- To start. Nothing to pay before your first lesson. The first invoice is due a week after it.
- Each month after that. The invoice goes out in advance and lists every lesson in it.
- How to pay. By bank transfer. The details are on your invoice, and I ask for payment within seven days. If money is tight one month, say so.
- If you stop. Two weeks’ notice is all I ask. If you have paid for lessons you will not take, I transfer the money back within the week or hold it as credit, whichever you would rather.
What is not charged
No enrolment fee, no booking fee and no deposit.
That is for weekly lessons. The summer holiday programmes have their own prices.
- Public holidays. There is no lesson, and you are not charged.
- A lesson I cancel. You do not pay for it, and you get it back.
- Weeks you are away. Tell me in advance and those weeks come off the invoice before you see it.
- My own time off. I take a couple of weeks off a year, usually over Christmas and one somewhere in the middle. Those weeks are not charged.
Outside the lesson price
What else you might pay for
Each one only if it applies to you.
Something to practise on
Piano students need a piano or a keyboard at home. Guitar students need a guitar the right size for the player. Ask me before you buy anything: it usually costs less than people expect.
An exam entry fee
Grades are optional. If you want one, I do the entry, and I check with you first. The fee goes on your invoice at what the exam board charges me, nothing added, and I show you the receipt.
A lesson cancelled late
Tell me 24 hours ahead or more and you are not charged: I owe you the lesson back. Under 24 hours the lesson is charged at the normal price, and the same if nobody turns up.
Questions about fees
Quick answers
How much are lessons at Music Tuition Studio?
A lesson costs $35 for half an hour, $70 for a full hour. The price is the same for piano, guitar and beginner singing, and the same at every level. Weekly lessons are one to one with me, Adam Whybro, at 24 Westerley Place, Long Bay, Auckland 0630.
Is there an enrolment fee or a deposit?
No. There is no enrolment fee, no booking fee and no deposit for weekly lessons, and nothing to sign. Outside the lesson price there is a tutor book, bought once, and an exam entry fee if you ask me to enter you for a grade.
Do I pay for the first lesson?
Yes. There is no free trial: the first lesson is a normal lesson at the normal price, with no obligation to carry on. There is nothing to pay before your first lesson, and the first invoice is due a week after it.
Do I have to pay for a whole term?
No. I invoice a month at a time, in advance, and you pay by bank transfer within seven days. You are never paid up more than a month ahead, and you are not signed up for a set number of weeks.
Is a missed lesson charged?
Not if you tell me 24 hours ahead or more: I owe you the lesson back, and it moves to another time. Under 24 hours the lesson is charged at the normal price, and the same if nobody turns up. If I cancel, you do not pay and you get the lesson back.
Booking
Start with one lesson
One half hour is $35, with no obligation to carry on. Send the booking form and I will reply within a day with the times I have free.
Book a lesson or text 021 162 3447