Tutors and music teachers
A tutor books lessons and invoices families alone.
Music, dance and art schools (several teachers)
Families book lessons with each teacher online, and tuition is invoiced every month. Recitals and classes are on one calendar, with RSVPs.
The school works in one Magpie team, with each teacher as a member. Families book and pay without joining it.
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This combination of six Magpie areas fits a music or dance school.
- Appointments
- Appointments lets families book lessons with each teacher.
- Calendar
- Calendar holds group classes and recitals, with RSVPs.
- Invoicing
- Invoicing sends each family's tuition every month.
- Contacts
- Contacts keeps parents and students, with notes and follow-ups.
- Resource Booking
- Resource Booking keeps the rooms and pianos from being booked twice.
- Flashcards
- Flashcards gives students theory decks to practise between lessons.
Families book a lesson with a teacher, at a time the teacher is free.
Appointments gives the school a booking page with each lesson, its length and its price. A family picks the lesson, a teacher or anyone free, and a time.
Each teacher's hours are set day by day. A busy Calendar or room closes a slot. Families can move or cancel a lesson themselves.
Group classes and recitals are on one calendar, and families RSVP.
Calendar holds group classes, exam dates and recitals. A recital can be on your public calendar, with RSVPs up to the room's capacity.
You see every response. Each class is its own event, added for each date.
Each family's tuition is invoiced every month.
Invoicing sends each family one invoice, with a line for each child's lessons and classes. A recurring invoice repeats a family's lines every month.
Families pay by card from the email, into the school's Stripe account, with no Magpie fee.
Every parent and adult student has a record, with the next follow-up.
Contacts keeps each parent and adult student with tags, such as their instrument. A booking adds the person as a contact by itself.
A follow-up is a To-do with a date, such as booking an exam. Their invoices and lessons show on their page.
Rooms and pianos are never booked twice.
Resource Booking holds each room and instrument with its hours. A lesson can need a room, and the slot closes when the room is taken.
Teachers book the studio for a rehearsal the same way. Other bookings show as Busy.
Students practise theory between lessons, with decks you share.
Flashcards holds decks, such as note names or key signatures, shared by link. Spaced repetition brings each card back when it is due.
Each student's progress is their own. A deck can be imported from a CSV file.
Four more areas cover the teachers' rota, news for families, the school shop and enrolment.
- Staff Scheduling
- Staff Scheduling plans the front desk and class teachers by the week.
- Newsletter
- Newsletter sends news of exams, recitals and holidays to families.
- Store
- Store sells school T-shirts, books and dancewear.
- Forms
- Forms takes enrolments and exam entries, with the questions you choose.
A student goes from a trial lesson to the recital.
The trial
A family books a free trial lesson online.
The lessons
They book weekly lessons with the teacher they met.
The practice
The student practises theory with a shared deck.
The tuition
Each month's lessons are on the family's invoice.
The recital
Family and friends RSVP to the winter recital.
Setting up takes four steps.
Add your lessons
You add each lesson with its length and price. Help: Set up Appointments.
Add your teachers
You set each teacher's hours and lessons. Help: Add staff and set appointment hours.
Connect Stripe
You connect the school's Stripe account for tuition. Help: Connect Stripe to receive money.
Add the recital
You put it on the public calendar with RSVPs. Help: Create public and private calendar events.
Plans
A school fits the Team plan, with each teacher a member. Families who book, RSVP or pay are not added to the team.
Magpie adds no fee to tuition payments. Stripe's processing fee is taken from each card payment. Prices are on the Pricing page.
Other teachers and schools have pages of their own.
Yoga, pilates, dance and martial arts studios
A yoga or dance studio runs classes and memberships.
Teachers and small schools
A school or teacher shares lessons, decks and news with parents.
Questions music and dance schools ask
Can families book a lesson with a particular teacher?
Yes. The booking page lists each lesson, and the family picks a teacher or anyone free. Only times the teacher is free are offered.
Can a lesson need a particular room?
Yes. A lesson can need a resource, such as Room 1 with the piano. The time closes when the room is taken.
Can families move or cancel a lesson?
Yes. Families can reschedule or cancel a lesson themselves. The teacher's calendar changes with it.
Can we invoice tuition every month?
Yes. A family's invoice can repeat every month, with a line for each child. Families pay by card from the email.
Can we hold a recital with RSVPs?
Yes. The recital can be on your public calendar, with RSVPs up to the hall's capacity. Its page then says it is full.
Can students practise theory at home?
Yes. A Flashcards deck is shared by link. Spaced repetition brings each card back when it is due.
Can we keep notes on each student?
Yes. Each parent or adult student is a contact, with notes and tags. A follow-up reminds you of the next thing to do.
Can we sell dancewear and books?
Yes. Store sells them from the school's own shop, with sizes and stock. Families pay into your Stripe account.
Book your school's lessons in Magpie.
Create a Magpie account and make a team for the school.