Online booking for music teachers
Parents book a weekly lesson for the whole term and pay for the first one when they book. You see the instrument, the student's age and level, and whether they have something to practise on before the first lesson.
No monthly fee · Card, bank or cash · Works with your website · $20 launch credit
What a music teacher needs from booking software
The same slot, all term
Weekly lessons repeat for a 10-week term from one booking. Miss a week and the parent can request a make-up, one per term, which you arrange when it suits.
Lessons on the half hour
30, 45 and 60-minute lessons all start on the hour or half hour, so the timetable never drifts to 4.45 or 5.15.
Every teacher, one calendar
Each teacher has their own hours. Parents book with the teacher they know or take the first free slot, and a school with several teachers runs on one calendar.
A music school booking page, with your lessons already on it
Pick Music school at sign-up and these services, prices and booking questions are pre-filled. Change anything, or let AI draft them for you.
One term enrolment, start to finish
A parent books the term on Sunday night
He picks Weekly lesson (30 min), Wednesday at 4 pm, and answers: guitar, age 9, complete beginner, there's an old acoustic at home, and she just wants to play for fun. Ten Wednesdays go onto your calendar from one booking.
The first lesson is paid
$45 for the first lesson is paid by card as he books, into your own Stripe account, and the booking confirms itself once you've connected Stripe. The other nine sit on the calendar as lessons you invoice as the term goes.
Every Wednesday, a reminder
A free email reminder goes out the day before each lesson. When she's sick in week six, you mark it a no-show and he requests a make-up, which you fit in on a Saturday.
The adult who wants one lesson
A casual hour is its own service, paid in full when it's booked once Stripe is connected. And the free trial lesson lets a nervous beginner try you out before committing to a term.
You do the work.
We'll handle the money.
Take a card deposit when they book — through your own Stripe account, so the money lands with you, never with us. Settle the rest by card, bank transfer or cash and the invoice goes out on its own — a GST tax invoice if you’re registered. No monthly fee: 1.5% on card payments, 50¢ when you record a cash or bank payment.
Questions music teachers ask us
Can parents enrol for a whole term?
Yes. The Music school setup includes weekly 30 and 45-minute lessons that repeat for a 10-week term from one booking. The first lesson is paid by card as they book, once you connect Stripe; you invoice the rest of the term, which they pay by card, bank transfer or cash.
What if a student misses a lesson?
Mark it a no-show and the parent can request a make-up, one per term by default, which you schedule when it suits. Change the number of make-ups per term on the service.
Can I offer a free trial lesson?
Yes. A free 30-minute trial lesson is in the setup, so new students can try you before enrolling.
Which instruments are covered?
The booking asks for the instrument from a dropdown (piano or keyboard, guitar, bass, drums, voice, violin, ukulele or other), along with age, current level, whether they have an instrument to practise on, and their goals.
Does it work for a single teacher?
Yes. One teacher, one calendar, the same term lessons. A school with several teachers gives each their own hours, and parents book with the teacher they want.
How much does it cost a music teacher?
There is no monthly fee. GoBookka charges 1.5% on card payments and 50c when you record a cash or bank transfer payment, and every new business gets $20 of launch credit at signup.
Ready to GoBookka?
Set up in about ten minutes. No monthly fee, no card needed — and $20 of booking credit to start.
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