Should Your First Music Lessons be 30, 45, or 60 Minutes Long

Should Your First Music Lessons be 30, 45, or 60 Minutes Long Suzy S. Youve found a great music teacher and are ready to book but if youre not sure how long your lessons should be, youre not alone! Read on for some helpful advice from Greensboro, NC teacher Alanna H... When first starting music lessons, either for your child or yourself, it’s hard to know how long your lessons should be. Eventually many students can work up to 60-minute lessons if they want to, but where is a good place to start? Heres my advice: 30-Minute Music Lessons Young children (elementary school and most middle schoolers) Students who have never played the instrument before 30-minute lessons are great for young children and people brand new to the instrument. If you have a young child (middle school or younger) who is new to the instrument, I would definitely start with half an hour. In addition to not having the playing endurance, young students often don’t have the attention span to get full use of an hour or a 45-minute lesson. There are of course always exceptions, but that is a good rule of thumb. Adult beginners might also find that 30 minutes is the best for them endurance-wise. 45-Minute Music Lessons Children who are serious about learning the instrument Adult students who have never played before 45-minute lessons are great for adult beginners, high schoolers, and younger children with a keen interest in music and longer-than-average attention span. 60-Minute Music Lessons For serious music students, or students preparing for auditions or competitions, 60-minute lessons are ideal. An ideal candidate for a 60-minute lesson practices regularly and therefore has built up the playing endurance to feel comfortable all the way through the lesson. Music lesson length can also be determined by the actual time you have available, as well as budget, and those are perfectly acceptable reasons to choose a certain lesson length. If you still feel unsure about how long the first music lessons should be, contact a TakeLessons Student Counselor, or speak with your teacher about your goals, experience, and schedule prior to your first lesson to get a recommendation. Alanna H. teaches music theory, clarinet, and saxophone lessons in Greensboro, NC.  She received her degree in Music Performance (Saxophone) from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Learn more about Alanna here!   Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo  by  woodleywonderworks