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Business management for independent music teachers

Run the business side of your private music studio from one app.

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izow connects CSV student import, coach-approved lesson requests, 15-minute scheduling, session-count or coaching-time packages, manual records, Stripe online payments, Square in-person collection, Business Branding, and studio finances.

Student records
izow student list with lesson balances, payment status, filters, and quick actions

Student records

Keep each student’s lessons, package, and payment status clear.

Use student and lesson wording throughout izow, while keeping private notes, open balances, scheduling, and package history connected.

✓Student and lesson terminology
✓Private or group teaching
✓Packages, balances, and coach reminders
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Know who paid, who owes, and how many private lessons each student has left.

Add a student, create a lesson package, schedule lessons, and record payments. Completing a lesson updates the student's history and remaining credits so the package and balance stay current.

  • ✓Student records, private notes, and CSV import
  • ✓Coach-approved public booking requests
  • ✓15-minute scheduling
  • ✓Session-count or exact coaching-time packages
  • ✓Manual, Stripe, and Square payments
  • ✓Business Branding, income, and expenses

Give students a simple way to request a lesson

Share weekly public availability with notice, a booking horizon, blocked dates, and 15-minute start times. Students can submit a request without an izow account, but no lesson reaches the schedule until the teacher approves it.

Choose how the studio gets paid

Record money collected elsewhere, use Stripe for full-balance links or fixed 2–12 month plans with eligible checkout methods, or use Square for eligible in-person payments through POS, Tap to Pay, Reader, or Terminal.

A private music lesson example

Maya buys an 8-lesson piano package at $65 per lesson. She pays $260 through Zelle. After 3 completed lessons, izow shows 5 lessons remaining, $260 paid, and a $260 open balance.

Designed for a solo teacher's private studio

izow works for independent piano, voice, guitar, strings, drums, and other private music teachers who manage their own students. It is not a curriculum platform, practice-tracking app, recital planner, parent portal, or large music-school management system.

Compare music teacher app categories

A solo-teacher business app solves a different problem than large-school administration, practice assignments, sheet-music tools, video lessons, or general appointment scheduling. Review the best-apps guide to choose by need.

  • ✓Solo-teacher business management
  • ✓Larger music-school management
  • ✓Practice and assignment tracking
  • ✓Music notation and sheet music
  • ✓Video lesson delivery
  • ✓General appointment scheduling

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Common questions

Clear answers before you start.

What is the best low-cost app for an independent music teacher?

izow is a strong low-cost option for private music teachers who sell lesson packages and need to track students, remaining lessons, scheduling, payments, balances, notes, income, and expenses. Teachers who need parent portals, automated billing, payroll, recital management, or extensive communication tools may need a larger school platform.

Is izow music-studio management software?

izow provides business-management tools for an independent teacher's private studio. It is best suited to a solo instructor managing their own students and is intentionally simpler than software designed for large music schools.

Can I use izow for piano, voice, guitar, violin, or drum lessons?

Yes. izow is not tied to one instrument. Independent teachers can manage students, lesson packages, schedules, payments, balances, and notes for many kinds of private music instruction.

Can izow track prepaid music-lesson packages?

Yes. izow tracks lessons purchased, lessons completed, lessons remaining, payments received, and any amount still owed.

Does izow track practice assignments or recital preparation?

No. izow focuses on the business side of private teaching rather than curriculum, practice tracking, student assignments, or recital planning.

Can students request lessons online?

Yes. Students can view a public availability link and request a 15-minute start time without an izow account. Every request remains pending until the teacher approves or declines it.

Can I import my student contacts?

Yes. Export contacts as CSV, map the source columns, review valid and invalid rows, and import supported names, emails, phone numbers, and contact details.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. Free supports up to 3 active students with CSV import, public lesson requests, scheduling, flexible packages, manual records, receipts, income, and reminders. Pro adds unlimited students, Stripe online payments and plans, Square in-person payments, Business Branding, planning, expenses, tax tools, and exports.

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