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](https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/book) or text [021 162 3447](tel:+64211623447) 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](https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/first-lesson) 1. **To start.** Nothing to pay before your first lesson. The first invoice is due a week after it. 2. **Each month after that.** The invoice goes out in advance and lists every lesson in it. 3. **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. 4. **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](https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/summer) 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. ### 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. ### 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. [Choosing a first instrument](https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/first-instrument) ### 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. [Exams and Grade 5 theory](https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/exams) ### 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. [Common questions](https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/faq) 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](https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/piano), [guitar](https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/guitar) and [beginner singing](https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/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](https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/book) or text [021 162 3447](tel:+64211623447) --- Source: https://musictuitionstudio.co.nz/fees Last updated: 10 November 2026