Grace Sheese on sun 19 aug 07
Hello,
I would like to offer private lessons in my personal studio. I've read
thru the archives regarding private lessons and have found lots of good
discussion on fees.
However, I'm interested to hear about thoughts on how to structure the
private lessons. My husband thinks that I should charge an hourly rate
and if the person taking the lesson wants to come back to finish the piece
or to get it fired, he/she will need to schedule more lessons. He argues
that people taking sport or music private lessons are not there to have a
final product but are there to learn the skill.
For me, I think that most people are intersted in a final product despite
how much they claim it's all about the process. So I'm aruging to offer
private lessons but in a "package deal" (i.e. 3 lessons for x amount of
money) This "package deal" would include materials and firing of the
pieces.
Finally, if I go with the "package deal" thing, how do I handle someone
who might be interested in on-going lessons?
Please also feel free to email me off list at gsheese@hotmail.com
Thanks for your help in advance.
Grace
www.gracesheese.com
John Post on sun 19 aug 07
Hi Grace,
I offered lessons out of my studio in 4 week blocks. 3 weeks of making
things and one week of glazing things. For new students I would have a
series of simple projects that we would make in one session. Students
who were more advanced might work on something for more than one week.
Students paid for all four lessons in advance. I taught groups of 4-6
students at a time and they paid $15 per hour session. As the students
became more advanced and wanted more studio time the sessions were
increased to an hour and a half and the students just paid the extra 7.50.
This was 7 years ago. The biggest problem I had with teaching out of my
studio was that I had to put away all of my work and clear off all the
tables to hold class. Then there was the clean up afterwards. So
teaching an hour and a half class seemed like it took at least 1/2 a
day's worth of time.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Grace Sheese wrote:
>Hello,
>I would like to offer private lessons in my personal studio. I've read
>thru the archives regarding private lessons and have found lots of good
>discussion on fees.
>
>However, I'm interested to hear about thoughts on how to structure the
>private lessons. My husband thinks that I should charge an hourly rate
>and if the person taking the lesson wants to come back to finish the piece
>or to get it fired, he/she will need to schedule more lessons. He argues
>that people taking sport or music private lessons are not there to have a
>final product but are there to learn the skill.
>
>For me, I think that most people are intersted in a final product despite
>how much they claim it's all about the process. So I'm aruging to offer
>private lessons but in a "package deal" (i.e. 3 lessons for x amount of
>money) This "package deal" would include materials and firing of the
>pieces.
>
>Finally, if I go with the "package deal" thing, how do I handle someone
>who might be interested in on-going lessons?
>
>
>
>
Nancy Chiasson on fri 24 aug 07
Grace; I have been teaching in my studio for the past year and financed
my building renovations doing so. I offer 10 week courses for $260.00
(CDN), includes everything; clay, glazes, use of studio tools, etc.
These courses are offered every Monday night or as after school programs
for teen. I have just completed 4 day pottery camps; my last one was an
all ages; 40, 17, 10, 10 and 8. It was great. Students paid $130.00
child rate of $140.00 adult rate. They will be back one day next week
for a glaze day. Drying time is my greatest challenge that is why I
wait the week for drying and firing.
All students want a product not unless they are a practicing artist and
are into experimentation.
Nancy Chiasson
www.nancychiasson.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of John Post
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 10:45 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: private lessons structure
Hi Grace,
I offered lessons out of my studio in 4 week blocks. 3 weeks of making
things and one week of glazing things. For new students I would have a
series of simple projects that we would make in one session. Students
who were more advanced might work on something for more than one week.
Students paid for all four lessons in advance. I taught groups of 4-6
students at a time and they paid $15 per hour session. As the students
became more advanced and wanted more studio time the sessions were
increased to an hour and a half and the students just paid the extra
7.50.
This was 7 years ago. The biggest problem I had with teaching out of my
studio was that I had to put away all of my work and clear off all the
tables to hold class. Then there was the clean up afterwards. So
teaching an hour and a half class seemed like it took at least 1/2 a
day's worth of time.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Grace Sheese wrote:
>Hello,
>I would like to offer private lessons in my personal studio. I've read
>thru the archives regarding private lessons and have found lots of good
>discussion on fees.
>
>However, I'm interested to hear about thoughts on how to structure the
>private lessons. My husband thinks that I should charge an hourly rate
>and if the person taking the lesson wants to come back to finish the
piece
>or to get it fired, he/she will need to schedule more lessons. He
argues
>that people taking sport or music private lessons are not there to have
a
>final product but are there to learn the skill.
>
>For me, I think that most people are intersted in a final product
despite
>how much they claim it's all about the process. So I'm aruging to
offer
>private lessons but in a "package deal" (i.e. 3 lessons for x amount of
>money) This "package deal" would include materials and firing of the
>pieces.
>
>Finally, if I go with the "package deal" thing, how do I handle someone
>who might be interested in on-going lessons?
>
>
>
>
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