Music school software that actually understands the UK
Every other option is American or Canadian. LessonLoop is the only music school management software built natively for UK educators — with GBP billing, UK VAT, termly scheduling, and GDPR compliance baked in from day one.
Tired of software that doesn't get how UK music teaching works?
You invoice in pounds. Your software thinks in dollars.
Most music school software is built for the US market. That means USD as default, no UK VAT support, and invoices that look foreign to your parents. You end up with workarounds, manual VAT calculations, and a constant nagging feeling that something's not quite right.
Your year runs in terms. Your software doesn't know what a term is.
UK music teaching revolves around autumn, spring, and summer terms with half-term breaks. US software uses semesters, quarters, or just continuous scheduling. You end up manually blocking out holidays and hoping you haven't missed one.
You need GDPR compliance. Your software offers a checkbox.
GDPR isn't optional for UK businesses — it's the law. But most music school software treats it as an afterthought: a privacy policy page and a cookie banner. That's not compliance. You need data export, retention policies, audit logging, and the right to erasure built into the core product.
Built for UK music schools from the ground up
Not adapted. Not translated. Not retrofitted. Every feature in LessonLoop was designed with UK music educators in mind.
GBP & Pence
Everything in pounds and pence — invoices, payment tracking, reports, parent portal. No currency conversions, no rounding errors, no confused parents.
UK VAT Auto-Calculation
VAT is calculated and itemised on every invoice automatically. Configurable VAT rate, HMRC-ready PDF invoices, and VAT breakdowns in your reports.
Termly Scheduling
Set your autumn, spring, and summer term dates. LessonLoop calculates lesson counts per term, auto-skips half-term breaks, and generates term invoices in bulk.
UK Bank Holidays
England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland bank holidays built in. Recurring lessons skip them automatically. No manual blocking required.
GDPR by Design
Data export for Subject Access Requests, configurable retention policies, automatic anonymisation, comprehensive audit logging, soft delete, and role-based access. Not a checkbox — a design philosophy.
British English & GMT/BST
British English throughout. DD/MM/YYYY dates. London timezone by default. No 'color', no 'center', no AM/PM confusion.
How UK music school software should work
Most music school software is built for the US market. Here's what that means for UK teachers.
| Feature | LessonLoop 🇬🇧 | My Music Staff 🇨🇦 | Teachworks 🇨🇦 | Opus1 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP native | partial | partial | ||
| UK VAT auto-calculation | ||||
| Termly billing | ||||
| UK bank holidays built in | ||||
| GDPR compliance by design | basic | basic | basic | |
| Data export (SAR) | ||||
| Audit logging | ||||
| British English | ||||
| DD/MM/YYYY dates | ||||
| GMT/BST timezone | ||||
| AI assistant (LoopAssist) | ||||
| UK-headquartered |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of February 2025. Features may have changed.
GDPR compliance that's built in, not bolted on
Every music school in the UK handles sensitive data about children. LessonLoop was designed from day one to protect it.
Subject Access Requests
One-click data export for any student, parent, or teacher. Download everything in a machine-readable format.
Right to Erasure
Soft-delete student records first (reversible for 30 days), then permanent anonymisation. No data lingers.
Retention Policies
Configure how long inactive records are kept. Automatic flagging of records due for review.
Audit Logging
Every data access, edit, and deletion is logged with timestamp and user. Full accountability trail.
Role-Based Access
Teachers see only their students. Admins control what each team member can access.
Encryption
AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit. Bank-level security on every plan.
GDPR Compliance
LessonLoop — verified
- Data export (Subject Access Requests)
- Right to erasure & anonymisation
- Configurable retention policies
- Full audit logging
- Role-based access controls
- AES-256 encryption at rest
- TLS 1.3 encryption in transit
- UK-headquartered data processing
"I taught piano in Surrey for twenty years. Every piece of software I tried was American — and it showed. Invoices in dollars, no understanding of terms, and 'GDPR compliance' that amounted to a privacy policy page. I built LessonLoop because UK music teachers deserve software that works the way we actually teach."
Lauren Twilley
Founder & Piano Teacher · Hersham, Surrey
Simple pricing in pounds — no surprises
Teacher
From £12/mo
For solo music teachers
Studio
From £29/mo
For multi-teacher schools
Agency
From £79/mo
For large academies & agencies
All plans include: LoopAssist AI · Parent portal · Scheduling · Invoicing · GDPR compliance
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LessonLoop is the only music school software built from the ground up for UK music educators. Try it free for 30 days.