Adults whose weeks keep changing
Shift workers, parents and people who travel for work can't always come at the same time. For them, one-off lessons work better than a weekly slot: tap a free hour in the grid to add the next lesson. Weekly students who need to swap a single evening can move ‘This Lesson’ without touching the rest of the series.
Blocks of lessons paid in advance
Many guitar teachers sell five or ten lessons at a time, paid by bank transfer. Set the student's per-lesson price, add the whole transfer to their balance, and each lesson is paid as it happens. The students screen shows at the top who has paid ahead and who owes you, and you can sort by either.
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Beginners' groups on Saturday morning
Four adult beginners learning their first chords together can be one group lesson. Each pays their own price – the friend who joined later might be on a trial rate – and you mark payments and absences for each person separately. Give the group a name and colour so it's easy to spot, and move the whole group in one step if the room isn't free.
Grade exams and progress
Students working towards Rockschool, Trinity Rock & Pop or classical guitar grades often add a lesson a week before their exam: add a weekday to the series, then end it afterwards. A student's statistics show their lessons month by month, so you can see who has kept going since September and who has drifted.
When a student drifts away – and comes back
Adults stop for a summer, a new job or a baby. Archive the student: their history stays, and any money paid ahead goes back to their balance. When they return months later, bring them back from the archive and choose which of their old days are still free in your week.
Private, on every device
Squool runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac, plus Apple Watch for what's now and next. It syncs through your own iCloud, and your students' data stays on your devices and in your iCloud. Try it free for 14 days, no card needed.
Questions and answers
What app can guitar teachers use to keep track of students and payments?
Squool is made for one teacher: a weekly grid coloured by payment, student balances, group lessons and monthly income, on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
Can adult students pay for five lessons in advance?
Yes. Add the payment to their balance; lessons are paid one by one as they happen, and the rest shows as prepaid.
Can I teach a beginners' group and charge each person separately?
Yes. A group lesson has a separate price, payment and attendance for each student.
What happens when a student stops and comes back months later?
Archive them in the meantime; when they return, bring them back and choose which of their old days are still free.
Can I see how much I earn from guitar lessons each month?
Yes. The month ring shows earned, due, upcoming and lost income.
Read also
Music teachers
Piano, guitar, violin and singing teachers: weekly lessons, termly or monthly fees from parents, ABRSM exam terms and missed lessons on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Group lessons
How to price and track small group tutoring and GCSE revision groups: a price per student, who's paid, who missed, cancelling for one or the whole group.
Piano teachers
For private piano teachers: 30- to 60-minute lessons by grade, ABRSM and Trinity exam sessions, teaching in pupils' homes, termly fees – iPhone, iPad, Mac.
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