Learning a musical instrument as long as you are willing to practice is easy. Really. I would recommend against hiring a undergraduate music student. The may b

Learning a musical instrument as long as you are willing to practice is easy. Really. I would recommend against hiring a undergraduate music student. The may be economical option but these folks may have the "The Curse of Knowledge" as per the book Made To Stick. They will not have the patience to understand what it is like to learn something since it has been a long time since they were in the same shoes. A seasoned teacher will understand where you are likely to get confused and need to really focus on to help you with the bumps and learn more quickly. They will have also reasonable expectations. This is along the same lines as Sir Ken Robinson stated in a TED presentation that college professors and TA are the worst teachers since everything came easy to them so they never fell into the same pitfalls that most students are stuck in. And so are unable to really help these students who initially struggle. Hope that helps. PS Pick someone who really enjoys the instrument. Yes there are teachers that hate the instrument they teach.