Benefits of Taking Music Lessons At Home

 Parents searching for music lessons for their child will often consider the differences and between music lessons at home vs. music lessons in a studio. Just like anything else you’ve researched, each venue has it’s pros and cons. However, there are benefits to taking music lessons at home that simply cannot be overlooked, as they relate to money and convenience: the two biggest issues we struggle with on a daily basis. 

In-Home Music Lessons benefit the student’s LEARNING 

1. Parents Have the Opportunity to become Involved. Choosing music lessons at home allows parents to play a more active role in their child’s learning. Parents can hear each lesson —even if at a distance, hearing the lesson will help you understand their progress and curriculum better. A much more effective learning process happens when the parent is able to monitor the child’s progress.

2. Students Retain the Lesson. Practicing in the same location that you learn in increases memory and retention. Students will be less likely to forget the assignments and new concepts when they practice on the same instrument the teacher taught them on. When in an unfamiliar location for lessons, like a teacher’s home or studio, students can easily forget the concepts and skills taught by they time they get home to practice. This phenomenon isn’t a reflection of the teacher or his/her curriculum, but a reflection on the location of the lessons.

3. Students Come to the lesson Physically Prepared. While mental preparation is key, a student simply cannot have a successful lesson unless they have come physically prepared– this means having all books and materials with them during the lesson. When a student must pack up their music books and materials to go to a lesson at a studio or teacher’s house, things inevitably are forgotten and left at home—many times lost altogether! How can a teacher be 100% effective when a student does not come physically prepared with the correct materials? When a student takes music lessons at home, forgetfulness doesn’t play a role in success. 

In-Home Music Lessons will benefit you FINANCIALY & SAVE YOU TIME


1. Spend Less TIME on lessons. If you were to take lessons at a studio or teacher’s home, you’ll spend at least 15-20 minutes driving there and another 15-20 minutes driving home. Then, you’ll wait around for the 30-45 minute lesson. That’s almost an entire evening taken up with one music lesson. Why not have the teacher come to you? With music lessons at home, you’ll only need to spend the 30-45 minutes of the lesson. Same beneficial lesson, less time!
2. Spend Less MONEY on lessons. While the direct cost of in-home music lessons is usually higher than the direct cost of studio lessons, you also have to consider the indirect costs of studio. When you add up the amount of gas money spent driving back and forth to a studio or teacher’s house, plus the gas money spent driving around during the lesson or waiting in your car, you’ve just spent a few dollars. Multiply that by one lesson per week, and in-home lessons suddenly become ideal from a financial standpoint. While they may still cost you an extra couple of dollars per lesson, isn’t an hour of your time worth a couple of dollars? What could you be accomplishing at home that you couldn’t be accomplishing while driving back and forth to a studio?
3. Less Miles On the Road. Learn Piano In Your home, an in-home piano and music lesson company, performed a real-life case study on how taking music lessons at home will lead to less less miles driven overall. View this case study at www.LearnPianoInYourHome.com and click on “Music Lessons Go Green.” 

While a good teacher is of the utmost important, you can see that the actual lesson venue can make a drastic difference between a positive lesson experience and a mediocre lesson experience. When you consider the financial and learning benefits, factor in the time and dollar savings, music lessons at home certainly become the venue of choice for most students and parents.

If you have been thinking about at-home music lessons, and think it makes sense for you, we invite you to get started today. You can find a teacher near you. Simply click here to find a teacher today.

 

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