CogNote

Music Lesson Scheduling Software

Free planFree trialSelf-hostedWeb

7.4#1 of 24$5/mofirst paid tier

Overview

CogNote is ranked #1 of 24 in music lesson scheduling software on Specifiction. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $5/mo.

CogNote plans and pricing

All plans

Self-hosted Free Unlimited students, lessons, and sheet music · You run the stack (Docker / Supabase, email, backups) cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026

Hosted Free Free Up to 5 active students · 5 practice lessons · 5 sheet music items · Sending invoices stays free cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026

Hosted Pro $5/mo Unlimited students, lessons, and sheet music · 30-day full trial included for new accounts cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on music lesson scheduling software

Free plan: Yescognote.studio
Paid from: $5/mocognote.studio
Student records: Yescognote.studio
Recurring lessons: Yescognote.studio
Attendance tracking: Yescognote.studio
Online payments: Yescognote.studio
Student portal: Yescognote.studio
Calendar sync: Yescognote.studio

Facts

Product: CogNote is an open-source studio management suite for private music teachers, with scheduling, attendance, families, progress tracking, quizzes, and flashcards.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Scheduling: It supports recurring weekly lessons and one-tap attendance, with lesson times kept correct across daylight-saving shifts.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Make-up policies: Cancellation windows, banked credits, and credit expiry are studio settings rather than hardcoded rules.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Family portal: Each family can use a private link to see its schedule, practice links, and notes without logging in.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Lesson notes: Teachers can send lesson notes to families by email and display them in the family portal.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Progress tracking: Student progress includes skill radar charts, trend lines, attendance, and per-note quiz analytics.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Practice: Students can use note and symbol quizzes with instant feedback and SM-2 spaced-repetition flashcards.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Notation: The practice tools render musical notes on a staff with clefs, key signatures, and more than 40 musical symbols.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Student access: Students can open a practice link and start without an account, and the site says it works well on tablets.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
License and data: CogNote is MIT-licensed, can be self-hosted, and lets users export their data anytime.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Hosting limits: The hosted Free plan has soft caps of 5 active students, 5 practice lessons, and 5 sheet music items; invoice sending remains free.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Self-host requirements: Self-hosting requires the user to run the stack, including Docker or Supabase, email, and backups.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Support: The hosting page lists [email protected] for questions.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026
Maker: The project describes itself as built by a working piano studio for its own daily use.cognote.studio · 30 Sept 2026