Opus1

What Opus1 is

Opus1 is a school management platform for music and dance schools, bringing scheduling, billing, communications, teaching operations, and reporting together. Families can self-book private and group lessons, while schools coordinate calendars and teacher and room availability. Billing includes automated billing, invoices, receipts, payment processing, and a self-service payment portal. Email, SMS, and voice messaging are built in, alongside automated reminders and notifications.

Schools can manage student and family records, teacher payroll, classes and courses, learning, and recital and performance operations. Reporting and analytics include real-time KPIs for lead conversion, retention, and resource use. Starter, Growth, and Ultimate are billed month-to-month, with no annual contract required; their allowances range from 200 active students and 50 services on Starter to 1,000 active students and unlimited services on Ultimate. Prices are not included here. Opus1 is available on the web, Android, and iOS. On phones, it can be added to the home screen as an app tile, with push notifications for incoming SMS. Listed integrations include Google Login and Mailchimp Sync; Opus1 Plus supports webhooks, Zapier, Google and Yelp review integrations, and prospect management.

Who it suits

Opus1 suits music and performing arts schools that need to coordinate lessons, staff, families, billing, and performances. Its self-booking and payment portal also fit schools that want families to manage bookings and payments themselves.

Limits

Starter supports up to 200 active students and 50 services. Growth supports up to 500 active students, and Ultimate up to 1,000; both include unlimited services. SMS is listed at 5,000 messages per month in the U.S. and Canada; UK and Australia pricing and volume require contacting Opus1.

Getting started

1. Visit https://opus1.io/.
2. Choose Starter, Growth, or Ultimate; plans are month-to-month without an annual contract.
3. Use Opus1 on the web, Android, or iOS.
4. Add it to a phone’s home screen as an app tile if desired.

Verdict

Choose Opus1 if your music or dance school wants scheduling, payments, communications, and school operations in one platform. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or need SMS pricing and volume for the UK or Australia without contacting Opus1.