Yesterday, we visited an interesting family in McLean. Their daughters play the violin and piano well. They take private lessons. Since I’m also interested, I inquired about the conditions. Compared to Moscow, it’s definitely an expensive pleasure here.
A piano lesson costs about 180 dollars. This is with top-notch teachers, etc., but overall, there’s not much choice among the “less prestigious” ones. The lowest I could find was 100 dollars per hour (they sell by half-hour). Specifically in the case of teachers who charge 180 dollars, any upright piano or especially an electronic one won’t suffice, a normal, albeit small, grand piano is expected.
This is to say, what you can get for a reasonable sum in Russia turns into an elite activity here.
Ivan Shapovalov
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 