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The Skill Site and My Music Staff compared
My Music Staff runs a studio's business: scheduling, invoices, online payments and teacher pay, at $16.95 a month plus $4.95 for each extra teacher. The Skill Site runs the teaching between lessons, at $9 plus $3 a teacher, and does not invoice families. A studio can keep My Music Staff for billing and use The Skill Site for the teaching.
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The price for 1, 3 and 8 teachers
| Teachers | The Skill Site | My Music Staff | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $9 | $16.95 | $7.95 less |
| 3 | $15 | $26.85 | $11.85 less |
| 8 | $30 | $51.60 | $21.60 less |
Both charge for the first teacher and then for each extra one, with no limit on the number of learners or students. The lower number is not the whole story: My Music Staff includes invoicing and online payments in its price, and we do not do either.
Side by side
From My Music Staff's pricing page, read on 10 November 2026, its help centre, read on 11 November 2026, and our own plans. List prices in US dollars, excluding taxes.
Price for one teacher
- The Skill Site
- $9 a month, unlimited learners. Free for 1 person and 30 learners
- My Music Staff
- $16.95 a month, no limit on students
Each extra teacher
- The Skill Site
- $3 a month
- My Music Staff
- $4.95 a month
Trying it
- The Skill Site
- 30-day free trial with no card
- My Music Staff
- 30-day free trial with no card, and a 90-day money-back guarantee
Invoicing, online payment and late fees
- The Skill Site
- No. Invoicing and payment stay with the tool you use for money
- My Music Staff
- Yes: automatic invoicing, online payments and late-fee automation
Teacher pay and expense tracking
- The Skill Site
- No
- My Music Staff
- Yes: payroll tracking and expense tracking are listed
Lesson calendar, attendance and reminders
- The Skill Site
- Yes, with a calendar by teacher and room
- My Music Staff
- Yes: calendar, attendance, reminders, rescheduling and cancellations
Make-ups
- The Skill Site
- Yes, for one-to-one pupils, booked by families into the teacher’s open time
- My Music Staff
- Yes: make-up credits, and open make-up slots families join from the student portal (help centre)
Family access and lesson notes
- The Skill Site
- Yes: a parent signs in once and sees each child’s class notes and work
- My Music Staff
- Yes: an optional student portal with lesson notes, payment history and file sharing
Pupils record themselves, teacher replies with a recording, letter grades
- The Skill Site
- Yes, in the browser on a phone or computer
- My Music Staff
- Not listed on its pricing page
Practice log
- The Skill Site
- Yes: minutes from a timer or typed in, with a weekly goal the teacher can set
- My Music Staff
- Yes: a practice timer in the student portal, and the teacher sees each pupil’s history (help centre)
Metronome, tuner and drone
- The Skill Site
- Yes, in the browser
- My Music Staff
- No: none in its help centre; its player changes speed and loops
Enquiry form and studio website
- The Skill Site
- Yes, on every plan
- My Music Staff
- Yes: a website builder, hosted free
Quizzes from a question bank, for test preparation
- The Skill Site
- Yes, marked automatically
- My Music Staff
- Not listed on its pricing page
LTI, SCORM, xAPI, the API and AI help
- The Skill Site
- In the Training plans, not the Teacher plan
- My Music Staff
- Not listed on its pricing page
| What you need | The Skill Site | My Music Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Price for one teacher | $9 a month, unlimited learners. Free for 1 person and 30 learners | $16.95 a month, no limit on students |
| Each extra teacher | $3 a month | $4.95 a month |
| Trying it | 30-day free trial with no card | 30-day free trial with no card, and a 90-day money-back guarantee |
| Invoicing, online payment and late fees | No. Invoicing and payment stay with the tool you use for money | Yes: automatic invoicing, online payments and late-fee automation |
| Teacher pay and expense tracking | No | Yes: payroll tracking and expense tracking are listed |
| Lesson calendar, attendance and reminders | Yes, with a calendar by teacher and room | Yes: calendar, attendance, reminders, rescheduling and cancellations |
| Make-ups | Yes, for one-to-one pupils, booked by families into the teacher’s open time | Yes: make-up credits, and open make-up slots families join from the student portal (help centre) |
| Family access and lesson notes | Yes: a parent signs in once and sees each child’s class notes and work | Yes: an optional student portal with lesson notes, payment history and file sharing |
| Pupils record themselves, teacher replies with a recording, letter grades | Yes, in the browser on a phone or computer | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Practice log | Yes: minutes from a timer or typed in, with a weekly goal the teacher can set | Yes: a practice timer in the student portal, and the teacher sees each pupil’s history (help centre) |
| Metronome, tuner and drone | Yes, in the browser | No: none in its help centre; its player changes speed and loops |
| Enquiry form and studio website | Yes, on every plan | Yes: a website builder, hosted free |
| Quizzes from a question bank, for test preparation | Yes, marked automatically | Not listed on its pricing page |
| LTI, SCORM, xAPI, the API and AI help | In the Training plans, not the Teacher plan | Not listed on its pricing page |
Sources: My Music Staff pricing, read on 10 November 2026, and its help centre on make-up slots, practice time and playback, read on 11 November 2026. "Not listed on its pricing page" means we did not find it there, not that the product lacks it.
When My Music Staff is the better choice
- You want one tool to invoice families, collect payment, chase late fees and work out teacher pay.
- You want to run the whole studio in one place and do not need pupils to record and hand in work.
- You want a money-back guarantee: it offers 90 days; we offer a 30-day trial with no card instead.
When The Skill Site is the better choice
- You want pupils to record themselves between lessons and to answer each recording with your own, with a letter grade or a comment.
- You want a metronome, a tuner and a drone beside the practice log and the work you set.
- You have several teachers and want the lower price per teacher: $3 each extra.
- You already have a way to invoice, and want teaching tools beside it. See The Skill Site for music teachers and pricing.
Questions and answers
Is The Skill Site cheaper than My Music Staff?
For the same number of teachers, yes: $30 a month for 8 teachers against $51.60. The two products do different jobs, though. My Music Staff invoices families and takes payment, and The Skill Site does not, so the lower price buys less of the studio’s business.
Can I use both?
Yes. Keep My Music Staff, or any tool you like, for invoices, payments and teacher pay, and use The Skill Site for the teaching between and after lessons: pupils’ recordings, your recorded replies, the practice log, notes to families and the class calendar. If you would rather run everything in one place, My Music Staff is the better choice.
Does The Skill Site take payments from families?
No. That is a decision, not a gap we are about to close: invoices, autopay and teacher pay stay with the tool you already use for the studio’s money.
What does the Teacher plan leave out?
The training features: coding questions and assignments, labs, notebooks, AI hints, LTI, SCORM, xAPI, the API and clients. The Training plans from $99 a month include them, and so does the free plan. The Teacher plan is priced without them.
Where do these facts about My Music Staff come from?
My Music Staff’s own pricing page, read on 10 November 2026, and its help centre’s articles on make-ups, practice time and playback, read on 11 November 2026. Prices and features change; check mymusicstaff.com before you decide, and tell us if anything here is out of date.
Try it with your next cohort
Start a 30-day free trial with up to 30 learners and no card, or see the demo for your kind of class and book a call with us.