I have a very good, very experienced teacher, and the music store at which he teaches charges $49 US for a month of weekly 30 min lessons. It gets better. If I know I will be missing a week (vacation, work, whatever) they prorate it and I only pay for the lessons I take. Also, on the rare months that have 5 Mondays instead of 4, I still only pay for 4 lessons. But wait, there's more. Since there is no one currently taking lessons after me, and he likes my attitude and work ethic, inevitably we run long to 45 or 60 minutes. Ya just gotta love it.Blues