Desk FT
For tutors & music teachers

Homework, lessons and payment
in one place.

Give each student, or their parent, a private desk with your name on it: practice checklists, sheet music and notes, messages, lesson bookings and invoices, on their phone or in a browser.

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Free for your first two clients · No card · iPhone, Android & web

Between lessons, everything gets lost.

Last week's practice goals are in a text message. The sheet music you emailed is somewhere in their inbox. The video you linked is in a different chat. Every lesson starts with "I couldn't find it", and ends with you sending the same things again.

Pick a desk type. It starts filled in.

Choose Tutor / Music teacher when you set up, then a desk type. Each comes with a starter checklist and timeline. Edit anything.

Weekly tutoring

Documents · Checklist · Messages · Timeline · Invoices
  • Intake questionnaire
  • Recent report card
  • Learning goals
  • Weekly schedule
  • Payment method
Timeline: Assessment → Plan agreed → 4-week check-in → Ongoing

Exam prep sprint

Documents · Checklist · Messages · Timeline
  • Intake questionnaire
  • Exam date & syllabus
  • Recent practice scores
  • Learning goals
  • Schedule preference
Timeline: Diagnostic test → Study plan set → Practice exams → Final review

Music lessons

Documents · Checklist · Messages · Timeline · Invoices
  • Current level and experience
  • Instrument at home
  • Pieces or styles you'd like to learn
  • Weekly lesson time
  • Exam or recital goals
Timeline: First lesson → Practice routine set → Recital pieces chosen → Term review

What each client gets

Turn on the modules each client needs. Everything sits on one desk with your name on it.

APPOINTMENTS

Students book their own lessons

Set your weekly hours and lesson length once. Students request a time from their desk and you confirm or decline. A slot can't be booked twice, and you choose how late a lesson can still be cancelled.

PREPAID LESSONS

Sell a block of lessons up front

Bill four lessons as one invoice. Your student books each one from their desk and sees how many are left.

CHECKLIST

Practice they can tick off

Pieces, exercises and theory for the week. Students tick items off and you're notified, so you know who practised before they arrive.

DOCUMENTS

Sheet music that doesn't expire

Upload PDFs, workbooks, recordings and photos of handwritten notes. Students open them on their phone whenever they need them.

MESSAGES

Parents' questions, not your personal number

A private conversation on the desk. Mute it in the evening; nothing is lost.

INVOICES

Get paid without the awkward reminder

Card through your own Stripe account, or Interac e-Transfer in Canada. Overdue invoices remind the family automatically. Desk FT takes no cut.

Questions

Can a parent use it instead of the student?
Yes. Each desk belongs to one account, so whoever you invite (the student or a parent) is the one who signs in and sees it.
Do my clients need to install an app?
No. They can open their desk in any web browser. The free Desk FT app for iPhone and Android adds push notifications if they want it. Either way they see your branding.
How do prepaid lessons work?
Add Appointments and Invoices to the desk, then send an invoice marked as a package of, say, four lessons. Once it's paid, your student books each lesson from their desk and sees how many are left. You can also require a paid package before a student can book.
What does it cost?
Free for your first two clients, with every module. Pro is $19.99 CAD a month (US$14.99 in the US) for 5 workspaces with 10 client desks each, and removes the "Powered by Desk FT" line. Pro is billed by the App Store or Google Play, so you subscribe in the iPhone or Android app. Pricing

Built by one person, in Canada. Questions, or something your clients need that Desk FT doesn't do yet? Email [email protected]. You'll get a reply from the person who builds it.

Give every student their own desk.

Free for your first two clients. No card, no trial clock.

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