private lessons

One-on-one teaching

Private lessons are one-on-one instruction sessions between a student and a teacher, as opposed to group classes.

The term typically applies to skills-based learning—music, language, tennis, swimming: She takes private lessons twice a week.

Private lessons cost more but offer personalized attention and flexible pacing.

Opposites
group size/exclusivity

private lessonsgroup classes

Instruction with multiple participants

classroom teaching · group instruction · classroom learning · lecture hall · mass education

accessibility/availability

private lessonscommunity classes

Local group instruction programs

public education · drop-in sessions · public lectures · community education

cost/formality

private lessonsself-teaching

Instructing oneself without guidance

self-study · peer learning

Family

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