My Music Staff Reviews - Page 4

What DON'T I like?! MMS has proven itself a very affordable way for me to cut back on HOURS of administrative work each month. I appreciate the professional invoicing systems, attendance tracker, repertoire lists, Stripe payments, auto-email features, student profiles, expense/mileage logs, etc etc etc. I never want to be without this system again!

I can't name a thing :) I suppose the lag-time on the website is somewhat annoying, but that seems like a miniscule complaint, compared with the benefits.

I love the fact that I can now see at a glance what my schedule for the next day or week is. Invoicing is simple, and when I come to my tax return at the end of the year it is so much easier than when I used a spreadsheet. I also keep all my student notes on the system, and share them with my students, and encourage them to log their practice and contact me during the week if they have any problems.

I would be so happy if MMS introduced a phone/iPad app rather than it being web based. I sometimes find interacting with the calendar a bit fiddly.

It is very simple to navigate. The ease of navigating the tabs, and the website. Our teachers and users pick up on it quicly and the student portal and email reminders are something that all the parents love.

The more we grew, the slower the program ran. We are opver 400students and 25 teachers so that is a given. The accounting/invoice portion leaves a bit to be desired. There needs to be a way to pull actual family balances instead of basing off invoices. Inegrate the account balance with the invoices so invoices change as transactions apply would work better.

Hey Tammy! The size of your studio shouldn't have an impact on performance. Reach out to support@mymusicstaff.com with what you're experiencing and we can lend a hand!

This software makes my administration of 180 students a breeze. The database and functions allow me to filter and group students easily for my school events. But I think the most important part of any software, is that when I had a problem, I would contact Mymusicstaff folks and they would be on the ball, helping me to solve the issue. Timely and effective support from the Mymusicstaff folks makes me look very good with the parents!

I don’t really have anything I dislike about this software. In fact I highly recommend this to many of my friends.

I love the ease of scheduling, invoicing, tracking payments, communicating, and involving parents and students in a way other than email and text messaging. MyMusicStaff is an online hub and central location for all things related to my private lesson studio. Myself, my students, and their families greatly benefit from this software!

The thing I like least about this software is trying to find all the cool, hidden things that it can do. I wish there was a full tutorial on all the aspects of each function.

Automatic billing and payments means I don’t have to talk money or waste time every month sending invoices and processing payments. The note feature allows me to key my lesson notes in and print and/or mail to students and/or parents. It also means that at a glance I can skip an down everything I’ve done with a student ever. Fabulous.

Sometimes I have to ask how to do something because it’s not always obvious. I can’t edit text the way I want in notes or emails, and it’s not easy to add videos or audio sometimes, but if I ask, MMS will usually load it for me. I’d just like more independent functionality that way.

I joined MMS 3 years ago. It has revolutionized my studio. Every business solution in one place. From scheduling to tracking expenses for taxes, keeping track of my lending library to maintaining a contact list. MMS is always updating and really keeping up with what teachers need to run their businesses efficiently. KUDOS and Congratulations My Music Staff on 5 years of making our business easier to handle.

There are a few hoops to jump through to get to all the features and use them efficiently. Nothing seriously crazy but it does take some time to learn all the features.

My daughter and I both teach from our home in two different rooms (studios) and My Music Staff has been so easy for us to schedule and bill! Parents can easily see what their children are suppose to practice, when their next lesson is scheduled, and if there are any make up lessons and also, ease of paying tuition.

Sometimes I have to fiddle around with finding solutions as the "help center" is not always so helpful. I usually end of figuring out what I need to do but it takes a few tries.

I love the quality of organization you receive with MyMusicStaff! You can track everything you need with this one website: from tax deductions and miles driven to your student roster and scheduling, MyMusicStaff has so many tools for music instructors! I have also found the customer support to be extremely helpful! Anytime I have a question, it's addressed and resolved within the same day, in a friendly and helpful manner.

The makeup lesson feature doesn't quite line up with my studio policy, so I just ignore it altogether. And sometimes the automatic billing can be a detriment; I'll have to go and make adjustments to students' pricing and such. But that's really it!

All the "Studio" business needs are kept in one place. Since I teach at several locations, the information comes with me on my computer or phone. I love that the parents can easily see their accounts and that usually clears up any confusion. The lesson reminder feature is wonderful and my parents and students so appreciate this reminder in their busy lives.

I appreciate almost everything. I do not believe the CON is the software, but the lack of knowledge and understanding of concepts on my end because I still do prefer paper.

Quick and personal customer support Nice looking website and options to use your own Always adding new features!

I would like to be able to market products to my students via MMS.

*Fairly easy to Use *Account Management *Pricing can't be beat - way more features than other platforms * Student Alerts are so helpful

I would like to see more options for invoicing as well as an option to designate preferred payment cycle by customer. Additionally, I would like to be able to create studio room assignments on the calendar. We would like to see an App!

I like the fact that MMS is a comprehensive scheduling, attendance, billing, and accounting software that truly does make life easier for both me and for my students (or their parents). I can get all of the reports I need for tax purposes, or for keeping parents and their payments on track.

I only wish that there were customizable reports--sometimes there is information that I want to have grouped together.

Hey Steven! You're a seasoned My Music Staff user :) We're always open to feedback and suggestions. If there is additional reporting you'd like to see, we want to hear about it. Let our team know by sending an email to support@mymusicstaff.com

The software helps me run my piano studio effectively, keeping me organized and especially saving me time when scheduling and creating invoices. I see the software being a part of my growing business even as I plan to expand and employ new employees.

A student reward feature would be a great addition for when I teach younger students. Whether it is a long system, or earning badges, kids love little incentives and encouragements that they can keep track of. This feature would make online lessons more interactive (replaces stickers in an in-person lesson). In addition, a student reminder option could be helpful. Something that lets students/parents opt in and out and choose how they are reminded. A function like this could have help me avoid some missed lessons. Also, when using the software on my phone browser, there are often glitches such as erasing previous blocks of texts when I hit enter.

I love the ease of scheduling, the fact that all my lessons are in day view as well as calendar view, and most important for me, it tracks how much my students owe so I don't forget to charge them!

One thing about changing/ trading a student's time with another - it's awkward. You have to delete one student, change the time of the other student, and then add the other student back in - there's no ability to swap times with 2 students. If that could be fixed, I would love life!

The online portal means that you are able to use any device to access and control your information. Students and parents have a simple, all in one place platform that they have control over. The functionality is simple and effective. The updates are based on customer feedback and the support team are truly on the ball.

Different clients are all labelled as students. Would be good to have a variety of client options to enable schools, charities, students etc to have their own designation.

My Music Staff is my accountant, my secretary, my calendar, communications, public relations, it is one of the biggest reasons I'm a successfully self-employed piano teacher! I love the price, how easy it is to use, they're always updating, and they're customer service is top notch.

Whenever I have a little concern or small thing I'd love to have available, they have always fixed it or updated it within a few weeks. So I don't really have a least favorite thing.

I like that it's easy to use and keeps in mind what's important for teacher and students. Having space for file sharing and practice logs are such invaluable tools.

Sometimes, like most apps and sites, it glitches and will give make up credits or make charges where there shouldn't be. It's not a huge problem though, since it's an easy fix.

Woohoo! No more scheduling conflicts :) The make-up credits are tied to your attendance. If you need help tracking down why a credit was issued or used, our team would be more than happy to help. You can contact our support team at support@mymusicstaff.com

-Very simple, elegant layout. -Easy communication between individual or all students and teacher. -Provides simple distribution of sheet music, lesson notes, or other materials for download to students. -Students can provide practice notes and practice time that both them and the teacher have access to, allowing for mutual communication and creating more valuable lessons with provided information.

-Lesson notes are on an "honor system", and there is no tracking of whether or not students truly do track time as they go or if they simply write words into the practice log and submit straight away, making it very easy for students to lie here.

The ease of scheduling is so helpful with a large studio of 34. The invoices and website are professional and impresses all my clients. The customer support is incomparable to all compeditors! They immediately get back to me and are so helpful. I couldn’t say enough about how wonderful the service is!

Honestly? If I had to ask for anything it would be more website templates. I’d love to be able to have more custom options and make my page look more artistic and modern.

My Music Staff is tailored to the needs of practitioners in our field. Handling families with multiple children in the studio, or appointment types that need to accommodate​ multiple participants is effortless.

I've been sitting and thinking about this for a while. There are a couple of minuscule things about the calendar that might be nice to change, but I think they are the way they are because it is an online platform. It's really solid application.

Best decision I ever made. I use the calendar daily. It is so easy it is to schedule appointments. My parents are able to log in, see the calendar and register for events and classes as needed. It has really streamed lined registration each summer and fall. It helped me keep track of the the student's repertoire and has helped me manage my books so easily.

Not really a con, but I would love a place to keep track of scores. Unfortunately it would need to be customize-able to each program I have my students in, right now I use Excel to keep all their scores and I would love to have the info all in one place.

It's so easy to use, and it makes attendance and payment recording so effortless! I love how many features and options, especially the invoice creator! Overall this is a need for anyone in music lesson business! We don't need to be spending hours doing accounting and record keeping - this allows us to focus on our main objective, teaching incredible singers and musicians!!!! :)

I don't have any cons! I really like how this software was created!