<p>someone linked to this thread, which I missed before, so I thought I’d restate here what I wrote there.</p>
<p>One thing to keep in mind about lessons from conservatory students: conservatory students are pretty darned good. D1 played an instrument, well but not conservatory level, and she took lessons there from a conservatory student who had prior teaching experience and was reportedly the best instrument teacher D1 ever had.</p>