My Music Staff vs Tonara Studio
Both are teaching apps. My Music Staff studio management software for private music teachers and music schools; Tonara Studio music studio management and practice platform for teachers. Here is how they compare on the things that decide it.
My Music Staff
Studio management software for private music teachers and music schools.
About My Music Staff
My Music Staff is cloud-based studio management software built specifically for private music teachers, travelling instructors, and music schools. Its core purpose is to bring lesson scheduling, student records, billing, and family communication into a single web-based platform so teachers can spend less time on administration and more time teaching. Verified features include scheduling private and group lessons with customizable categories and locations, automatic email and SMS lesson reminders, attendance tracking and lesson notes, and calendar syncing. It centralizes student and family contact info, waitlists, and leads, and supports bulk email and SMS. Billing tools cover calendar-based invoicing, automated online payments, overdue reminders and late fees, and card and ACH/Bacs acceptance. It also offers a drag-and-drop studio website builder, a Student Portal for lesson notes, resources, and payments, and automated trial-lesson self-booking. It is designed for solo music teachers, multi-teacher studios, schools, and retail lesson programs across all instruments. The platform is accessed through any web browser, including on mobile devices via a home-screen shortcut, with no dedicated native app. Pricing follows a subscription model with a free trial and an add-on fee per additional teacher or staff member.
About Tonara Studio
Tonara Studio is an all-in-one music practice and studio-management platform built for music teachers to engage, motivate, and manage their students. It pairs a teacher-facing studio toolset with a student practice app, and sits alongside Tonara Connect, a marketplace that helps students and teachers find each other. Teachers can create "smart" assignments that include compare recordings, videos, voice notes, and written notes, and track each student's weekly, monthly, and yearly progress while setting goals. The student app uses Tonara's patented AI listening technology to hear students play and provide personalized, real-time feedback. Motivation is built in through points and leaderboards that encourage friendly competition, and the platform supports one-on-one and group messaging to keep students connected. Live online lessons are also available, making remote instruction possible within the platform. Tonara Studio is intended primarily for private music teachers and studios, with a companion experience for their students; Tonara Connect additionally serves learners seeking a teacher. The apps are available on iOS and Android mobile devices. It uses a subscription model for teachers and offers a free trial to get started.