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New - AI Lesson Notes

Run your studio like it's 2026.

A fast, modern platform for music teachers - AI lesson notes, automated billing, a free studio website, and an app that installs on your phone.

Free for up to 10 students · Pro is $5/month · Cancel anytime

Parent or student? Sign in to your portal or ask your teacher for an invite.

Trio teacher dashboard - today's schedule and the lessons-to-wrap-up worklist
AI, the useful kind

Lesson notes parents love, written while you pack up.

You jot two lines after the lesson - or just say them out loud. Trio turns them into a polished, parent-ready note. You approve, it sends.

1 · You jot, or dictate
mia - g maj scales much better.
started clementi sonatina, mvt 1.
metronome @ 80 next wk, count the rests!!
0:14 voice memo works too
2 · Trio drafts, you approve
Lesson note · Mia R. · Violin · Tue, Jun 9

What we worked on

Mia's G major scales have improved noticeably - her intonation is much more consistent. We began Clementi's Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1, first movement.

Practice this week

Sonatina with the metronome at 80, paying special attention to counting the rests.

Approve & sendEdit
3 · Parents get the good version

Delivered to the parent portal and their inbox - in your voice, not a robot's.

Branded PDF exportYour studio's logo and colors, on every note and invoice.

Ask Trio

An assistant that knows your studio - schedule, students, billing - and answers with citations to the help center.

Who still owes for March?3 families have open March invoices: Alvarez, Kim, and Okafor. Want me to send a friendly reminder to all three?

Help me write this

Awkward message to send? Draft it with AI right inside the composer - rate changes, missed payments, recital logistics.

To: The Kim familyHelp me write this

Connected AI assistantsMax

Connect Claude or other AI assistants directly to your studio data. Ask anything, from anywhere you already work.

What's an AI credit? One AI action - a drafted lesson note, an Ask Trio answer, a message draft. Every plan includes them: 25/month free, 500 on Pro, 5,000 on Max.

Full feature set

Everything the big platforms do. And plenty they don't.

Feature-for-feature parity with the incumbents on scheduling, billing, and communication - plus whole categories they've never shipped.

Scheduling

  • Day, week, month & agenda calendar
  • Private, group & recurring lessons
  • Parent & student self-booking
  • Makeup credits with a cancellation policy engineOnly on Trio
  • Multi-location & rooms
  • Syncs to Apple, Google & Outlook

Billing

  • Auto-generated invoices per family
  • Card & bank (ACH) payments, autopay & retries
  • Reminders & late-fee automation
  • Packages, subscriptions & per-lesson plans
  • Recurring fees - registration, recital
  • Partial payments & expense tracking

Practice & progress

  • Assignments with per-day targets
  • Streaks, badges & daily reminders
  • Weekly parent digest emailOnly on Trio
  • Practice video uploads for reviewOnly on Trio
  • Repertoire library & lesson history
  • Practice heatmaps for teachers

Communication

  • In-app messaging, email & SMS
  • Group sends & broadcasts
  • Automated lesson reminders
  • Per-family notification preferences
  • AI message drafting built in

Studio growth

  • Free public studio website + enrollment formOnly on Trio
  • Applications inbox - approve, waitlist, deny
  • White-label branding on PDFs & portal
  • Events & recitals - running order, RSVPs, programs
  • Owner, admin, teacher & staff roles
  • Revenue dashboard, reports & CSV/PDF export

Platform

  • Installs on your phone - no app store
  • Dark mode & real-time updates
  • Passwordless sign-in, with passkeys
  • Magic links for teachers, SMS codes for parents
  • Fast on any device
For parents & students

Practice that actually happens between lessons.

  • Streaks, badges & daily reminders keep students coming back to the bench.
  • A weekly digest email shows parents exactly what their kid practiced - and what they're paying for.
  • Practice video uploads let students submit a clip mid-week and get your feedback before the next lesson.
  • A repertoire library tracks every piece - assigned, in progress, performed.
Trio parent portal practice tab - streak, weekly goal, and a practice heatmap
Modern interface

Studio software that doesn't look like 2012.

Fast, clean, and live-updating. Installs on your phone like a native app. And yes - there's a real dark mode. You're one click away from it right now.

Trio week calendar in light mode with colour-coded lessons across teachers
The same Trio week calendar in dark mode

Up and running in an afternoon.

No sales calls, no onboarding fees, no credit card.

1

Sign up

Create your account in under a minute. No credit card required.

2

Set up your studio

Add your students, set your schedule, and configure billing preferences.

3

Invite families

Parents get their own portal for schedules, payments, practice, and notes.

Simple, honest pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready. No contracts, cancel anytime.

Free

$0forever

 

Try Trio. Run your studio. Online payments unlock on Pro.

Get Started Free
  • TeachersLimited to 1
  • StudentsUp to 10
  • Scheduling, attendance, lesson notes
  • Parent portal & messaging
  • Online payments via Stripe
  • Autopay & automatic billing
  • Multiple locations
  • Connected AI assistants (MCP)
  • SMS reminders / month50
  • AI credits / month25

Recommended

Pro

$5/month

 

Everything in Free plus payments, generous AI and SMS.

Start with Pro
  • Teachers1 included + $5/mo per added seat
  • StudentsUnlimited
  • Scheduling, attendance, lesson notes
  • Parent portal & messaging
  • Online payments via Stripe
  • Autopay & automatic billing
  • Multiple locations
  • Connected AI assistants (MCP)
  • SMS reminders / month1,000
  • AI credits / month500

Max

$20/month

 

Multi-location and the highest AI and SMS quotas.

Start with Max
  • Teachers1 included + $5/mo per added seat
  • StudentsUnlimited
  • Scheduling, attendance, lesson notes
  • Parent portal & messaging
  • Online payments via Stripe
  • Autopay & automatic billing
  • Multiple locations
  • Connected AI assistants (MCP)
  • SMS reminders / month10,000
  • AI credits / month5,000

What's an AI credit? One AI action - a drafted lesson note, an Ask Trio answer, or a message draft. See the full breakdown on the pricing page.

For larger studios

Running 15+ teachers or multiple locations?

Trio Enterprise is built for music schools and conservatories. Tell us about your studio and we'll help you migrate, train your team, and set up Trio for scale.

From a Trio teacher

“Trio has updated and modernized my studio admin jobs, streamlining billing, communication and scheduling all into one convenient hub. The time it saves allows me to focus more on the content of my student’s lessons and the personal relationship that I build with each family.”

Anna Falk

Violin teacher, Tampa, FL