Track attendance and makeup lessons cleanly
Makeups are where studio records fall apart — a lesson gets cancelled, a makeup gets promised, and three weeks later nobody remembers whether it happened or got billed. Note & Key keeps attendance on each lesson, so the makeups you owe and the lessons you bill are never a guess.
Free to start · Pro adds unlimited students and invoicing · Also on the iPhone App Store.
How it works
- 1Mark each lesson as completed, cancelled, or a makeup as it happens — on your own schedule or after importing from Google Calendar.
- 2Tag a makeup to the lesson it replaces, so a cancelled slot and the lesson that makes up for it stay linked.
- 3Bill from attendance: only completed lessons turn into invoice line items, so cancelled lessons never get charged and makeups are counted once.
Common questions
How do I track music lesson attendance?
In Note & Key, each scheduled lesson is marked completed, cancelled, or a makeup. That status is the attendance record, and it drives the rest of the studio — only completed lessons get invoiced, so your attendance and your billing always agree.
How does it handle makeup lessons?
When a lesson is cancelled and you schedule a makeup, you can link the makeup to the lesson it replaces. The two stay connected, so you can see at a glance which makeups are owed and make sure each one is billed exactly once.
Do cancelled lessons get billed?
No. Invoices are built only from completed lessons, so a cancelled lesson is never charged. You decide whether a missed lesson becomes a makeup or simply drops off.
Does attendance stay in sync with my calendar?
If you import or sync from Google Calendar, a cancelled calendar event is handled safely — a still-upcoming lesson is marked cancelled rather than deleted, and lessons you've already taught are never removed — so your attendance history stays intact.
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