How to invoice your music students without a spreadsheet
Most private music teachers bill from memory and a spreadsheet, then chase parents over text. Note & Key turns the lessons you've already marked completed into itemized draft invoices — one per student — so billing is a review-and-send, not a monthly rebuild.
Free to start · Pro adds unlimited students and invoicing · Also on the iPhone App Store.
How it works
- 1Mark lessons completed as you teach them on the Schedule. Each completed lesson carries its date and the student's rate.
- 2Open Generate invoices, pick a student, and Note & Key builds a draft invoice with one line per uninvoiced lesson — sibling discounts applied automatically.
- 3Review the draft, then send it to the parent with a card-payment link or your e-Transfer details, and mark it paid when the money lands.
Common questions
How do I create an invoice for music lessons?
In Note & Key you don't build invoices by hand. Mark each lesson completed on the schedule, then open Generate invoices and pick a student — it creates a draft invoice with one line item per uninvoiced lesson, dated and priced at that student's rate. You review the draft and send it. Lessons that were already billed are skipped, so nothing is double-charged.
Can I bill several lessons on one invoice?
Yes. A generated invoice rolls every completed, not-yet-invoiced lesson for that student into a single itemized draft, with each lesson shown as its own dated line. You can bill a week, a month, or a whole term at once.
Does it handle sibling discounts?
Yes. If a student has a sibling discount set on their profile, it's applied to the invoice subtotal automatically and shown as a separate discount line, so families with two or three kids get one correct invoice.
Is it free to invoice students?
Note & Key is free to start, which includes generating one invoice draft per month. The Pro plan removes that limit for studios billing multiple students every month.
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