Fair Pricing: Two Key Factors for Sustainability and Competitiveness

By Jonathan Kuuskoski | American Music Teacher, April/May 2025
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:47:36 -0800

Pricing one’s work can feel frustrating at best, icky at worst. How can one possibly attach the intangible value of a musical performance or educational offering to a fixed dollar amount? And one might worry that, after tabulating up all the bundled value on offer, a fair price might be unreasonably high for most consumers. But assuming there is no such thing as a fair price for our work is tantamount to asserting there is no way to earn a fair living in the arts. Not so.