Colds, vocal rest and cancelled lessons
Winter brings sore throats, and a student who has lost their voice shouldn't sing. Cancel the lesson: it isn't charged, and if it was prepaid the money goes back to the balance for the next one. Cancelled lessons show up as lost income, so you see exactly what a bad February cost you.
If a student is told to rest their voice for a fortnight, pause just that student. Their lessons in those dates are removed, prepaid money is kept for later, and the weekly lessons carry on afterwards.
Duets and small ensembles
Two singers preparing a duet, or three friends rehearsing harmonies, can be one group lesson. Each singer has their own price, and you mark payment and attendance for each – if one is ill, only that person's lesson is affected. Give the group a name and colour so it's easy to find in the week.
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Drama school audition season
Drama schools and musical theatre courses hold most auditions between January and March, and candidates often want two lessons a week to polish their songs. Add a second weekday to their series with its own time, and end it once the last audition is over. Musical theatre grade exams with LCM, Trinity or ABRSM can be prepared the same way.
Seeing who sings regularly
A voice improves with steady work. A student's statistics show a month calendar with every lesson, missed lessons, and what's earned and due, compared with the previous month. Squool also hands out achievements such as ‘Like clockwork’ and ‘Iron discipline’, and a 🔥 streak by the avatar – something specific to praise at the end of a lesson.
Between lessons, and your privacy
A reminder arrives before every lesson, one per group lesson, and Apple Watch shows who's next while you're at the piano. Squool runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac and syncs through your own iCloud; the developer never sees your students or your earnings. It's for one teacher working alone, not for a stage school with many staff. Full access is free for 14 days, no card needed.
Questions and answers
Is there an app for vocal coaches to manage clients and payments?
Yes. Squool gives a singing teacher a weekly timetable, a balance per student, group lessons and monthly income on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, free for 14 days.
If a student cancels because they've lost their voice, do they lose the money?
Not if you cancel the lesson: it isn't charged, and prepaid money goes back to their balance. How much notice you require is your own policy.
Can I teach a duet and charge each singer separately?
Yes. A group lesson has an individual price and payment for each singer.
Can I pause a student who's on vocal rest?
Yes. Pause them for the dates; their lessons are removed and any prepaid money goes to later lessons.
Does Squool record lessons or store backing tracks?
No. It's for your timetable and payments only.
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.
Missed & cancelled
How to write a fair 24-hour cancellation policy for private lessons, when to charge for a missed lesson, and how to track income lost to cancellations.
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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