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Teacher pay for music schools: payroll from attendance

Teachers mark their own registers and My Music Staff works out what each has earned. From about $45£34€40A$65C$64 a month for 4 teachers.

At a glance

  • What it costs$45£34€40A$65C$64 a month

  • Worth, in extra profit or time saved in the worked example$100£75€89A$144C$141 a month

  • Pays for itselfIn about two weeks

  • Connecting two tools or some setup timeSome setup needed

Figures come from the worked example below, using its stated assumptions. Tool prices checked . How we check prices

The problem

A small music school paying 4 teachers by the lesson spends an evening each month counting registers, checking who covered whom and answering 'I think I'm short' messages. At 45 minutes per teacher plus 30 minutes of queries that's 210 minutes, 3.5 hours a month.

What the AI does

My Music Staff's multi-teacher page says each teacher signs in to see their own schedule, take their own attendance and write their own lesson notes, with permissions you set. Payroll is calculated as a flat hourly rate or a percentage of revenue, with category overrides for things like group classes. Reports include payroll as a PDF or Excel spreadsheet, and the same registers produce families' invoices.

A worked example

A music school in Lincoln has the owner, 4 visiting teachers (piano, guitar, drums and voice) and a part-time administrator, with teachers paid per lesson taught.

Before

4 teachers at 45 minutes each plus 30 minutes of queries: 210 minutes, 3.5 hours a month

After

Teachers mark their own registers; about 30 minutes a month checking the payroll report

What it's worth

About $100£75€89A$144C$141 a month of time saved, against about $45£34€40A$65C$64 for My Music Staff. That's 3 hours at an assumed $33£25€30A$48C$47 an hour. UK visitors see $18.55£13.95€16.60A$26.78C$26.23 a month plus $5.25£3.95€4.70A$7.58C$7.43 per extra teacher or staff member: $18.55£13.95€16.60A$26.78C$26.23 + 5 x $5.25£3.95€4.70A$7.58C$7.43 = $44.82£33.70€40.10A$64.70C$63.36.

How to set it up

  1. Add each teacher with their own login and only the permissions they need.
  2. Set each teacher's pay rule (per hour or percentage) and any overrides for group or exam-prep lessons.
  3. Ask teachers to mark attendance after every lesson.
  4. Run the payroll report monthly and check unmarked lessons before paying.
  5. Send totals to your payroll software or accountant if teachers are employed.

What goes wrong

  • My Music Staff works out pay; it doesn't run PAYE. Employed teachers still need proper payroll.
  • Whether visiting teachers are employed or self-employed depends on how they work; take advice if unsure.
  • Unmarked lessons mean unpaid teachers and unbilled families; check weekly.
  • Remove leavers promptly, as each login costs $5.25£3.95€4.70A$7.58C$7.43 a month.

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Last updated October 17, 2026.