“Mia nailed the bridge in Defying Gravity. Practice the descending run at half tempo this week...”
Teach the lessons. Teachstead runs the studio.
Scheduling, billing, make-up credits, portal messages, and homework for private teachers — so the hours you used to spend chasing payments go back to teaching.
No card required. Set up your studio in about 10 minutes.
Everything the studio needs. Nothing it doesn’t.
Scheduling that knows your rules
Weekly recurring lessons, buffer time between students, blocked dates, and a booking page where families pick from times you actually have free.
Invoices that send themselves
Monthly invoices generate from real attendance. Families pay by card through Stripe, or log Venmo and Zelle payments against the invoice.
AI lesson summaries
Record a 30-second voice note after a lesson. Teachstead turns it into a parent-ready summary, a practice plan, and your own private note.
Make-up credits, tracked
When you cancel or excuse a no-show, a make-up credit is issued automatically and sits on the student until it is used. No more sticky notes.
Messages tied to the student
Students and guardians can ask questions in the portal. Teachers reply from the student profile, so the conversation stays with the right family.
Homework that stays attached
Assign practice tasks, attach PDFs, images, or audio, and review student submissions from the same student record you already use.
A portal for parents and students
Families see upcoming lessons, invoices, summaries, messages, and assignments in one place. They can cancel or request a reschedule within your policy window.
Your calendar, synced
Two-way sync with Google Calendar and iCloud. Busy blocks from your personal calendar keep lesson slots honest.
Video lessons that keep the music
Teach 1:1 right in the browser, with studio-quality audio that does not flatten singing or instruments the way regular video calls do. Turn on a live transcript and it writes the lesson summary for you. Nothing is recorded. A $10/mo add-on.
Up and running in an afternoon
Set up your studio
You: Add your lesson types, rates, and weekly availability.
Then: Your booking page goes live at teachstead.com/book/your-studio.
Invite your students
You: Add students by name and email, or share your booking link.
Then: Families get a portal for lessons, invoices, messages, and homework.
Let the month run itself
You: Teach. Mark attendance with one tap, or let auto-attendance do it.
Then: Invoices generate from attendance and reminders go out on time.
Less than half of one lesson per month
Every plan includes scheduling, billing, portal messages, homework assignments, make-up credits, and calendar sync. Plans differ by teacher seats and AI summary volume.
Your studio, in good stead
Try Teachstead free for 30 days. If it doesn’t save you an evening in the first month, walk away — your data exports with you.
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