Price increase at Musikschule Schwäbisch Gmünd: What does that mean for you?

Price increase at Musikschule Schwäbisch Gmünd: What does that mean for you?

In Schwäbisch Gmünd, there are changes in the musical landscape, because the municipal music school has decided to raise the fees for the new school year. Loud Gmünder daily post will increase the new prices by average by ten percent, while foreign participants even have to count on eleven percent more. The local council has already approved this new fee schedule. This has become necessary because the city can no longer manage the increased costs due to tariff increases.

Some offers remain affordable. Elementary music lessons and early musical education continue to cost 29 euros, regardless of the place of residence. Group lessons for instruments or singing at 39 euros also no more than before.

rising tariffs in detail

The increases in some forms of teaching are particularly striking. The price for the music lessons from two students increases from 49 euros to 54 euros, while the price for 45 minutes of individual lessons increased to 116 euros - before that it was 105 euros. In the future, the music school will also orientate the instrument tariffs to the purchase price of an instrument, which can significantly influence the budget planning for many prospective musicians.

Compared to the neighboring cities, Schwäbisch Gmünd is more expensive in certain areas. In the elementary area, interested parties pay 29 euros per month - while in cities such as Waldstetten or Aalen the prices start at 21 euros. The same can be seen in group lessons; While 54 euros are due here, the average is around 38.66 euros and Aalen only requires 32 euros.

background of the price increase

The need for this increase results from tariff -related cost increases. An additional edition of 136,000 euros has occurred since the last increase in school money a year ago. Among other things, this is due to the fact that fee forces must now be paid according to the public service tariff, which also affects 3.9 jobs. The regional association of the Baden-Württemberg music schools supports the 212 music schools in the country, in which a total of around 311,975 pupils and 7,519 teachers are taught, so that the quality of music lessons in the region remains high. This structure also has a high priority for the future.

Another point: the school regulations have changed. Discharges in the instrumental and vowel area are only possible at the half-year, while deregistration in other areas apply until the end of the school year, except for courses with a fixed term. Such regulations are intended to secure both newcomers and existing students in the range of classes and enable careful planning.

The developments of the Schwäbisch Gmünd music school offer occasion for discussion and will certainly gain in importance in local dialogue. Interested and those affected are called up to actively contribute to opinion formation and to find out more about the offers.