Legato is a studio management platform for music educators and studio managers. It brings lesson scheduling, student records, invoicing, and payment tracking together, with recurring lessons, rescheduling, student reminders, and conflict detection. Legato AI can schedule, charge, cancel, or invoice from voice or chat, taking actions on a teacher’s roster. Stripe handles invoices, recurring charges, payment tracking, and reminders. Legato says it takes no additional cut from payments; Stripe charges its standard processing fee, typically 2.9% + 30¢ per US transaction. Students can use a portal to view lessons, notes, assignments, and invoices. A practice tracker has a timer, weekly streaks, and goals. Teachers can bring in student information from CSV files or notebook photos; My Music Staff, Fons, and Teachworks are named as examples of other services. Available integrations include Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, email notifications, SMS reminders, and PDF export. Zoom, push notifications, and an analytics dashboard are upcoming. Legato Pro costs $19.99/mo, billed monthly, and includes unlimited students and AI use, automated Stripe billing, lesson notes and history, portals, revenue tracking and insights, email notifications, and priority support. The progressive web app can be installed from a browser on iOS, Android, or desktop, with offline support.
Who it is for
Legato suits music teachers and studio managers who need to coordinate recurring lessons, student records, invoices, and payments. Its student portal and practice tracker also suit educators who want students to access lesson materials and track practice goals.
What is good
- AI can manage roster actions through voice or chat.
- Scheduling includes recurring lessons and conflict detection.
- Student portal displays lessons, notes, assignments, and invoices.
- Imports student details from CSV files or notebook photos.
- Progressive web app supports offline use on mobile and desktop.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Legato Pro costs $19.99/mo.
- Zoom, push notifications, and analytics dashboard are upcoming.
Verdict
Choose Legato if you teach music and want scheduling, billing, student access, and practice tracking in one studio platform. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or require Zoom, push notifications, or an analytics dashboard now.
Get started with Legato
- Open https://getlegato.com/.
- Start the 30-day trial.
- Install the progressive web app from a browser on iOS, Android, or desktop.
- Import student information from a CSV file or notebook photo.
- Connect Stripe for invoices and recurring charges.
Limits to know first
There is no free plan; the listed Legato Pro plan costs $19.99/mo and is billed monthly. Stripe charges its standard processing fee, typically 2.9% + 30¢ per US transaction.
Questions about Legato
How much does Legato cost?
Legato Pro costs $19.99/mo, billed monthly.
Is there a free plan or trial?
There is no free plan. A 30-day trial is available.
Which platforms does Legato support?
It is available on Android, iOS, and the web as a progressive web app installable from a browser on mobile and desktop.
What payment service does Legato use?
Stripe handles invoices, recurring charges, payment tracking, and reminders. Legato says it takes no additional cut; Stripe charges its standard processing fee, typically 2.9% + 30¢ per US transaction.
What does Legato Pro include?
It includes unlimited AI use and students, calendar views, automated Stripe billing, lesson notes and history, student and parent portals, revenue tracking and insights, email notifications, and priority support.
Who makes Legato?
Legato was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida, United States. It says it was built for music educators and studio managers, drawing on teacher feedback and its founder’s experience as a pianist and software engineer.
Legato plans and pricing
All plansCompared on music lesson scheduling software
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $19.99/mo
- Student records
- Yes
- Recurring lessons
- Yes
- Attendance tracking
- Yes
- Online payments
- Yes
- Student portal
- Yes
- Calendar sync
- Yes
