11 | Online Tools for Music Teachers
There are many great online tools and services that can help save time and money for busy, creative, self-employed music teachers. Here are a few websites that Nikki Loney uses every day to run her teaching studio.
1. My Music Staff www.mymusicstaff.com FREE TRIAL for 30 days/$12.95 a month.
An outstanding “all-in-one” web-based music teacher platform that includes scheduling, invoicing, website design – everything! Teach More – Stress Less. Yes Please!
2. Canva.com www.canva.com FREE. Purchase photos or artwork for $1.
A simple online graphics tool for designing stunning graphics. Easy to use. Perfect for your social media posts, ebooks, recital programs, invitations etc. Canva has an tablet app so you can design on your tablet. (In bed, in your pj’s)
3. Pinterest www.pinterest.com FREE.
Many of us use pinterest for recipes and home renos – but Pinterest is a great place to connect with other inspired teachers and organize all your teaching resources. (Check out the FULL VOICE Pinterest boards for Music Teaching!)
4. Dropbox www.dropbox.com 2 GB of memory for FREE (more free storage available).
Are you sharing files with students? This is a cloud-based storage program that allows you to access important documents from any device. Perfect for quickly sharing music files with students in your lessons. Also fantastic for collaborating on large documents with others.
5. PagePlus (by Serif. 2025 update: This program is now called Affinity Publisher) FREE starter program (at time of podcast) Page Plus 9 is $119.
This is a desktop publishing program that allows you to design and publish professional documents. Perfect for creative teachers who are designing their own products or resources. (We created the FULL VOICE Workbooks using this program.)
