I charge more than anyone else in my city and I do just fine in filling my calendar. But it frustrated me to no end that more teachers in my city won’t charge more for lessons! Also, many of us sing locally for private events and restaurants. It breaks my heart when I find out that they are getting paid the exact same amount as they did 25 years ago. It just lowers our value as musicians and performers. We dedicate our lives to this work and to see people get paid next to nothing is so sad. I charge more for my singing and for my teaching. My price is my price. Period. I wish others would get it!