First Lesson Violin
Posted on Sunday, October 9th, 2011 at 2:45 pm
Do You Get More Bang for Your Buck With Group Violin Lessons Over Private Ones?
If you want face to face violin lessons, you have two primary choices. The options are group or private. Each has its own benefits that we’ll discuss.
Looking a group lessons, you’ll likely notice the comparatively low price tag. In most cases, they are half the cost of private lessons or less. There are other factors you might not notice though.
By playing in a group environment, you take on the mindset of that group. This keeps you focused on learning violin, advancing regularly, and it keeps your passion up. If you make friends from these lessons that you talk to outside of the lessons, violin will seem to make a bigger splash on your life. You can find out about why they play, their favorite pieces, and this can help you to rediscover your own motivation.
Motivation for success tends to be higher when you play in front of others. Some people find it embarrassing to play badly, most find it embarrassing to play badly week after week, in front of people, showing no progress at all. If you know the group, you may also feel you are letting them down by not advancing.
Schedules are more rigidly fixed with group lessons as you can’t call ahead and ask them to change the lesson time. The lessons will take place whether you are there or not. This may seem like a drawback, but when you can’t regularly alter your schedule the habit is more deeply instilled in you. Learning and practicing on a schedule can be of great benefit in your advancements. When you develop this habit on a schedule, there is less mental resistance to starting. You are instantly ready to play.
While private lessons tend to be more expensive, you get instant feedback in greater amount. The instructor is focused entirely on you. They get to analyze your playing style and your trouble areas. They can then help you to make progress faster and more enjoyably. Sometimes you will have a lot of trouble with a certain technique, but they can offer you additional tips or alternatives. Since they can analyze your style, they can also help you to progress along that specific pathway, where you’d likely learn more generally in group lessons.
During private lessons, you also choose how you’d like to spend your time. Ask questions if you need to. You will be able to absorb more of your teacher’s expertise in this fashion.
Sometimes you can get a violin teacher to instruct you in your home. This makes it easier to get your practice time in, should you have a particularly busy schedule. Not all teachers offer this, so be sure that you ask ahead of time if it is a breaking point for you.
Private lessons, while more expensive, can be worth every penny in the value you gain from the lessons. You won’t always be in a position to benefit from them though. To fully master what you’ve already been taught, it may be wise to take a break from the lessons. And after, you can usually pick back up right where you left off without problems.
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