Minimum Recommended Tuition Fees - 2013 (pdf)

Recommended 2013 Minimum Tuition Fees for a Private Studio Music Teacher:

Professional Member:    $65 (plus GST, if applicable) per hour
(A Professional Member has performance and pedagogy qualifications in their chosen instrument(s) and/or at least five years of teaching experience attested to by student results in examinations or eisteddfods.)

Associate Member:   $55 (plus GST, if applicable) per hour
(An Associate Member is working towards Professional Membership - e.g. has performance qualifications and needs to gain the appropriate pedagogy qualificiations, or is still accumulating student results.)

Student Member:    $45 (plus GST, if applicable) per hour
(A Student Member is enrolled in full- or part-time study towards any of the Professional Member qualifications.)


Recommended Minimum Group Lesson Fee:

$90 per hour (to be divided between the students in the group - e.g. $45 each for two students, $30 each for three students etc.)


Online Examination Invigilation Fee:

The charge for invigilating an online exam should not exceed half of the recommended minimum teaching fee per hour as stated above. (To be negotiated between a teacher and their client.)  


 Recommended Minimum Accompanying Fee:

  • Recommended minimum fee  is $50:00 (+ GST if applicable) for Exams in Level 1 (up to Grade 4).
  • Recommended minimum fee is $70:00 (+ GST if applicable) for Exams in Level 2  (Gr 5 -8 and Certificate)
  • Fees to be negotiated  for accompanying Exams in Level 3 (A.MUS or equivalent and above)
  • The above fees are for Performance (exam) fees only
  • There is an additional fee of $30/35 per 30 minutes for rehearsal time

 Recommended Minimum Group Workshop Fee:

$90 (plus GST, if applicable) per hour