Is your child asking to start piano lessons or take a dance class? Before you commit, learn the average costs for these kids’ classes in the Delaware Valley.
Art
Classes usually last an hour to an hour-and-a-half once a week for 8-10 weeks. Most class fees include materials.
Ceramics: $11-$25/hour
Drawing/painting: $10-$20/hour
Mixed media: $8-$20/hour
Athletics
Costs reflect one lesson per week. Some dance studios do not require a recital fee.
Dance
Lessons: $300 for 5 months
Ballet shoes: $15+
Jazz shoes: $20+
Leotard: $10+
Recital fee: $125
Gymnastics
Lessons: $16/hour
Leotard: $20+
Horseback riding
Lessons: $35/half hour
Boots: $35+
Breeches: $15+
Helmet: $30+
Show Jacket: $50+
Karate & mixed martial arts
Lessons: $25/week
Uniform: $25+
Music
Most instructors schedule music lessons for a half-hour or hour once a week.
Lessons
Piano: $15+/hour
Trumpet: $35+/hour
Clarinet: $30+/hour
Flute: $30+/hour
Instruments
Clarinet:
Buy new: $95+
Buy used: $14+
Rent: $11-$27/month
Flute:
Buy new: $109+
Buy used: $39+
Rent: $11-$25/month
Piano: $350+
Trumpet:
Buy new: $100+
Buy used: $50+
Rent: $11-$30/month
Meredith Strom is an English major at Drexel University and a co-op intern at MetroKids.
