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Guide

Interactive teacher flow from SYNKii

Explore how student setup, the classroom, lesson notes and practice connect, with invoicing alongside your teaching. Select a stage for practical steps.

Getting Started1 min
Guide

How to: Schedule

Create a lesson with the right learner, time and format so it appears in your teaching schedule and gives you a classroom to enter when you teach.

Studio Management2 min
Guide

How to: Use the Library

Keep lesson materials easy to find and share the intended files with the intended students.

Technology & Tools2 min
Guide

How to: Set assignments

Set work while the student can try it with you, so home practice begins with a familiar task.

Student Practice2 min
Guide

How to: Review student progress

Use practice sessions to see what the student attempted during the week and plan your next lesson.

Student Practice2 min
Guide

How to: Issue an invoice

Review the invoice draft SYNKii prepares from your scheduled lessons and billing settings, then issue it to the family.

Studio Management4 min
Teaching resource

A musical progress showcase using original before-and-after examples

Use these original synthetic examples to demonstrate one musical change. They are deliberately constructed comparisons, not recordings of a real student's progress.

Business Growth2 min
Teaching resource

Three annotated examples of clear teacher introductions

These are fictional writing examples, not real teacher profiles or testimonials. Use their structure while describing only your own experience.

Business Growth2 min
Teaching tip

Turn a progress review into a conversation about the next musical goal

A progress review should lead somewhere. Begin with the learner's musical experience, then choose the next goal together.

Business Growth1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Demonstrate a student’s progress using notes, goals and practice activity

From Students, open the learner’s Goals, Practice and Assignments.

Business Growth1 min
Teaching resource

A first-conversation question deck for understanding a prospective student

Use this question deck for a first conversation with a prospective learner. Choose the questions that fit; it should feel like a conversation, not an interview.

Business Growth2 min
Teaching tip

Explain the value of your lessons beyond the minutes in the room

The value of a lesson includes the clarity a learner takes away. Describe that value through the learning experience rather than a long feature list.

Business Growth1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Walk through the learning experience you can show a prospective family

When a demo student is available, use Dashboard → Explore demo student.

Business Growth1 min
Teaching resource

A student reflection activity: hear it, describe it, choose the next step

Use this reflection activity after one short attempt. It works aloud, so the learner does not need to write a report.

Students & Parents2 min
Teaching tip

Talk about progress with families using clear musical examples

A family understands progress more easily when you show a musical change and explain why it matters.

Students & Parents1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

A guardian’s view of lessons, notes and upcoming dates

In the guardian account, use Children to check the learner, Schedule for lesson dates and Invoices for billing.

Students & Parents1 min
Teaching resource

A beginner’s glossary of the musical words used in lesson notes

Use this glossary alongside a real musical example. Ask your teacher when a word has a more specific meaning in your piece.

Students & Parents2 min
Teaching tip

Give an adult beginner a practice plan that fits real life

An adult beginner's practice plan needs to fit the week they have, not an ideal week with unlimited time.

Students & Parents1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Find the week’s work in the student account

In the student account, choose the relevant teacher where needed.

Students & Parents1 min
Teaching resource

A parent’s listening question card set

Choose one question before listening to your child's practice. You do not need to know the correct technical answer.

Students & Parents2 min
Teaching tip

Help your child practise without becoming the second teacher

You can support a child's practice without taking over the teacher's role. Help them start, listen with interest and notice what they are trying.

Students & Parents1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Accept a teacher invitation as a student or guardian

Open the invitation from the expected teacher and follow the acceptance steps for an existing or new account.

Students & Parents1 min
Teaching tip

Diagnose a missing MIDI signal one step at a time

When MIDI disappears, find the first point where the signal stops. Avoid changing several settings at once.

Technology & Tools1 min
Teaching tip

Choose one classroom tool for the musical point you are teaching

Choose a classroom tool by the musical question it helps answer.

Technology & Tools2 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Read the classroom keyboard colours and dynamics display

Open the scheduled Classroom and check which MIDI input is selected.

Technology & Tools1 min
Teaching resource

Three repertoire pathways with original short excerpts

These original excerpts offer three routes into a short learning plan. They are concert-pitch melodies in 4/4, with all notes as crotchets.

Goals & Repertoire2 min
Teaching tip

Make progress visible without turning every lesson into a test

Progress can be visible without making every attempt a test. Compare a musical question over time.

Goals & Repertoire1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Review repertoire progress with a student

Open the learner through Students.

Goals & Repertoire1 min
Teaching resource

Musical goal cards for tone, rhythm, fluency and expression

Choose a goal card, agree what it sounds like and pair it with a short task.

Goals & Repertoire2 min
Teaching tip

Decide when a piece is ready to share, revisit or move on from

A piece does not need to be permanently perfect before it has served a learning purpose. Decide what “ready” means for this occasion.

Goals & Repertoire1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Read the bar-readiness squares using a short score

Open Students → select the learner → Goals and the relevant goal.

Goals & Repertoire1 min
Teaching tip

Turn “play it better” into a goal a student can recognise

“Play it better” describes a wish. A useful goal describes a change the learner can recognise.

Goals & Repertoire1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Add a goal and organise it on the canvas

Go to Students → select the learner → Goals.

Goals & Repertoire1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Review weekly practice sessions and adjust assignments

From your teacher account, open Students → select the learner → Practice, then inspect a session.

Theory & Aural2 min
Teaching resource

Listen–play–reflect prompts for independent practice

Use this prompt sequence with any short demonstration or passage. The learner can answer aloud.

Student Practice2 min
Teaching tip

What to do when a student has barely practised

Begin with curiosity when a student has barely practised. The next useful step depends on what prevented them from starting.

Student Practice1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Review practice activity before the next lesson

Open Students → select the learner → Practice.

Student Practice1 min
Teaching resource

Build a five-minute digital practice habit

Prepare a short digital exercise students can complete on their phone between lessons.

Student Practice2 min
Teaching tip

Keep students motivated between lessons with small, meaningful wins

A meaningful win is a change the learner can recognise, not simply a higher number.

Student Practice1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

A student practice session: choose work, practise and review

In the student account, open Practice Room, choose today’s work and start a session.

Student Practice1 min
Teaching resource

Ten focused practice challenge cards

Choose one challenge for a familiar passage. Each card includes a task and a way to reflect; stop if the instruction is unclear.

Student Practice2 min
Teaching tip

Five ways to make practice more effective

Effective practice starts with a clear question. Try these five changes with one passage rather than changing the learner's whole routine.

Student Practice1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Set a theory or aural assignment and find it in the student account

Open Theory & Aural → Create exercise, choose the exercise and configure it in the builder.

Student Practice1 min
Teaching tip

Give one clear next step instead of a page of corrections

A page of corrections can make it difficult to decide what to do first. Give the learner one clear priority and keep the rest as context for future teaching.

Lesson Notes & AI1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Write a manual assignment alongside a lesson note

Open Students → select the learner → Assignments to manage the work you set.

Lesson Notes & AI1 min
Teaching resource

Feedback phrase cards for rhythm, tone, technique and expression

Choose one card for a lesson or practice task. Replace the passage reference with the learner's actual music.

Lesson Notes & AI2 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Find a pinned moment and turn it into useful feedback

Find the relevant lesson in Lesson Notes and review the captured observation.

Lesson Notes & AI1 min
Teaching resource

Give SYNKii concrete details to capture in lesson notes

Name the passage, action and practice goal aloud so the lesson transcript can support useful follow-up notes.

Lesson Notes & AI2 min
Teaching tip

Write feedback a student can act on without you in the room

Feedback is useful when the learner can act on it without reconstructing your lesson. Replace a judgement with a place, action and listening cue.

Lesson Notes & AI2 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Review an AI lesson note and preview it as a student

Open Lesson Notes, select the learner and lesson, and check the draft against the teaching session.

Lesson Notes & AI1 min
Teaching resource

A camera-position reference sheet for piano, strings and voice

Use this reference sheet to choose a view for one teaching question. It is a starting point to test together, not a prescribed posture.

Online & In-person Teaching2 min
Teaching tip

Make the most of one bar: listen, demonstrate and try again

When a passage keeps failing, shrink the task until the learner can hear what changes. One bar is often enough.

Online & In-person Teaching1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Use the Lesson Feed to capture an observation during teaching

Open the scheduled Classroom before teaching, whether online or in person.

Online & In-person Teaching1 min
Teaching tip

Choose camera angles that reveal technique

Choose the camera view for the detail you need to observe. A full-room view and a technique view answer different questions.

Online & In-person Teaching2 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Open a score, point to a passage and annotate a PDF

Open the PDF in the correct learner’s Classroom.

Online & In-person Teaching1 min
Teaching resource

Call-and-response rhythm cards for lessons with a connection delay

Use these rhythm cards in a turn-taking lesson. Each pattern lasts four crotchet beats. A dash means continue holding; “and” divides a beat into two equal quavers.

Online & In-person Teaching2 min
Teaching tip

Keep online music lessons active with a demonstrate–respond–reflect rhythm

Remote music teaching is easier to follow when each person knows whose turn it is. Use a demonstrate–respond–reflect rhythm.

Online & In-person Teaching1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Connect a MIDI keyboard and show teacher and student playing

Enter the scheduled Classroom from the teacher dashboard or lesson details.

Online & In-person Teaching1 min
Teaching tip

What belongs in a student record—and what belongs in a lesson note

Put information where it will still make sense when you return to it. A student's ongoing context and an observation from one lesson serve different purposes.

Studio Management2 min
Teaching resource

A welcome-to-the-studio conversation activity for agreeing learning expectations

Use this ten-minute conversation activity to agree how learning will work. It contains prompts and examples, not a form to fill in.

Studio Management2 min
Teaching tip

A ten-minute studio admin routine between teaching days

Set a ten-minute boundary for routine admin so unfinished details do not follow you into every lesson. This is a suggested routine, not a promise that every studio takes ten minutes.

Studio Management2 min
Teaching resource

A visual “where do I find it?” guide for students and parents

Use this map when a student or parent asks where something lives. Availability depends on the teacher's plan, account role and permissions.

Getting Started2 min
Teaching tip

Three routines to establish before adding more teaching tools

Three small routines make a connected workspace useful: prepare one outcome, capture one observation and leave one next step.

Getting Started1 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Find your students, calendar, messages, library and invoices

Use Students for a learner’s record, Schedule for lesson times, Action Centre for items needing a decision and Messages for conversations.

Getting Started1 min
Teaching resource

A first-lesson conversation card set for interests, experience and goals

Use these six conversation cards before choosing a first piece. Allow the learner to pass on a question. No musical vocabulary is required.

Getting Started2 min
Teaching tip

Introduce a new learning platform without overwhelming families

Families need a reason to change and a small first action. They do not need a tour of every feature in the first message.

Getting Started2 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Follow one student from lesson preparation to practice

Go to Students, select the learner and use Overview for context.

Getting Started1 min
Teaching resource

A student welcome pack: what happens before, during and after lessons

Read this welcome pack together at a first lesson. It is written for the student and the adult supporting them.

Getting Started2 min
Teaching tip

Start with one student before moving your whole studio

Use one student to find the small points of friction before they become twenty support conversations.

Getting Started2 min
Illustrated walkthrough

Your teacher dashboard: where to start each teaching day

Find today’s lessons, enter the classroom and review learning, Action Centre and invoice work from your teacher dashboard.

Getting Started1 min

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