I agree with all of the above. Your instructor should be good at communicating the fundamentals (no false fingering, crisp grace notes, bottom hand thumb placement, breathing technique, ect.) or you will have to go over it all again and retrain yourself.
I disagree with the volume level of the practice chanter. It's relative. Size of area you and the kids are in, reed type, ect. A practice chanter can be pretty damn loud in some cases. The good news is there are ways to minimize the volume with rubberbands and altering your reed a little.