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A music department for your microschool.

Give every student in your cohort a real 1-on-1 music teacher — without hiring one. One weekly block, cohort billing, and a director dashboard with progress on every kid.

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Director dashboard
Lighthouse Microschool
14 students
M
Mira K.
Guitar
wk 14
on-track
T
Theo R.
Piano
wk 22
on-track
A
Asha N.
Voice
wk 6
starting
L
Levi P.
Drums
wk 18
on-track
N
Nia O.
Bass
wk 30
ahead

Music Programs for Microschools

Cohort Music Lessons for Small Schools

How the cohort model works

One block on the schedule. We do the rest.

01

Pick your block

Choose a recurring weekly window — say, Wednesday 10–12. Students rotate through their 1-on-1 lessons from your space or ours.

02

We match teachers

Each student gets a dedicated teacher for their instrument — or one teacher across the cohort, your call. Every kid learns music they love.

03

You see everything

One invoice, one dashboard, quarterly written reports per student — ready for your families and your records.

Why directors choose Real Brave

Everything a music hire would do. Minus the hire.

  • ✓Cohort billing — one invoice for the whole group, ESA-compatible
  • ✓Director dashboard — every student's progress at a glance
  • ✓Quarterly reports — per-student, family-ready documentation
  • ✓Showcase access — your cohort performs on a real stage in Oakland
  • ✓Zero admin — scheduling, make-ups, and messaging run through PracticePad™
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Real Brave music teachers for microschool and cohort programs
Microschool students performing at a Real Brave showcase

Directors & cohort families say:

Can a microschool enroll a whole cohort?
Yes — cohort billing, a director dashboard with progress on every student, and the option to assign one teacher across your group. Built for small-school operators, not just individual families.
Do lessons happen at our space or yours?
Either. Virtual lessons work from any quiet room with a laptop; NJ-area cohorts can also book blocks at the Oakland studio, stage included.
What does it cost per student?
Cohort rates depend on group size and lesson length — most groups land near standard tier pricing with a group discount. Get in touch and we'll quote your roster.
How do families see progress?
Every family gets their own PracticePad™ login for their student — videos, skills, and reports — while you keep the cohort-level view.
How does cohort billing work for a microschool?
We invoice the school or program directly for the whole cohort on one statement rather than chasing individual families, and directors get a dashboard with progress on every student.
Can all our students learn different instruments?
Yes. Within one weekly block, students can each take a different instrument with a different specialist teacher — guitar, piano, drums, bass or voice.
What is the minimum cohort size?
We have run programs from four students up to well over a dozen. Tell us your roster and schedule at consultation and we will build the block around it.
Do students in a microschool get to perform?
Yes — cohorts can perform at our Oakland showcases, and we can help structure an end-of-term performance for your own community.

Put music on Wednesday's schedule.

Tell us your roster and block — we'll design the cohort program and quote it within 48 hours.

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For directors and administrators

Running a cohort usually raises the same three questions — curriculum, billing, and what the software does.

The homeschool curriculumWhat each student works through weekly. The director dashboardProgress tracking across your whole cohort. Instruments available to cohortsGuitar, piano, drums, bass and voice. Cohort billing and ratesSingle invoice, per-student pricing. Licensing the platform itselfPracticePad™ for schools that teach in-house. A website for your schoolFive pages, local SEO, $750 all-in.