<p>Be careful in your desire to make sure the child has enough music ‘education’ in his camp experience. As a student, if you are taught well in the lessons and have lots of performance opportunities you will have PLENTY to do in your practice sessions.<br>
Also, horn players, especially young teenagers, cannot practice hours like ballet dancers. Be very careful how you compare the two experiences. They are really not the same. Dancers use their entire body and must be prepared for a professional career by their late teens. Horn players must practice carefully and efficiently; my husband is a horn player in a major symphony and is recovering from embouchure hernia surgery. That’s why I use the word ‘careful’ !!
Another big difference is that I think generally dance lessons happen in a class setting. Music lessons are mostly one on one. Chamber groups can be four to one teacher. So I think that’s more why the fees are higher.</p>