private lesson

Solo teaching session

A private lesson is one-on-one instruction between a teacher and a single student, as opposed to group classes.

The format allows personalized attention and pacing tailored to the individual: She takes private lessons in piano.

Common for music, language learning, tutoring, and sports coaching.

The term sometimes implies premium pricing for the individualized attention.

Opposites
group size/setting

private lessongroup lesson

Teaching several simultaneously

class · group class · lecture · classroom instruction · seminar

formality/structure

private lessonself-study

Learning independently, without guidance

self-teaching · learning by doing · peer learning · autodidacticism · on-the-job training

accessibility/exclusivity

private lessonpublic lecture

Talk given to anyone

public demonstration · mass education · MOOC

Family

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