# Tonic Notes: the AI notetaker made for music lessons

The music lesson notetaker that captures what your teacher says, what you play, and what to practice next. Built by Tonic (Pocket Conservatory) for music students, their teachers, and their parents. One paid plan, Tonic Notes Premium: $24.99/month or $270/year, with a 30-day free trial. Downloading the app is free.

## What you get

- **Unlimited transcriptions and intelligent summaries.** Every word and note of your lesson, captured, with summaries to help you remember what to work on next.
- **Clips of your playing, identified and highlighted.** Music highlighted as audio clips with easy, organized playback. Replay a passage that needs work — or hear how far you've come.
- **Practice tracking and plans designed just for you.** A bespoke plan drawn from your lesson. Set goals and track each session to see your stats over time.
- **Metronome and tuner built in.** No more switching apps. Tune your instrument, set your tempo, and play all in one place.
- **Teachers, students, parents — all in the loop.** Include those who matter in your journey. Ask questions, share progress, and celebrate milestones together.

## How it works

- **During the lesson.** Start a recording and put the phone down. Tonic Notes captures the whole lesson, transcribes the speech with each speaker tagged, and tells talking apart from playing so every passage you play is saved as its own clip.
- **Walking out.** The lesson comes back as a summary written for music, a set of bookmarked moments one tap away, and the homework as a checklist.
- **Between lessons.** A practice plan drawn from that lesson, session tracking and stats, a shared pod for teacher, student and parent, plus a built-in metronome and tuner.
- **Over months.** Recurring feedback surfaces across lessons, everything stays searchable, and you can replay lesson one next to lesson thirty to hear the difference.

## Who it is for

- **Student.** Your only job is to play. In an hour-long lesson your teacher says a few thousand words. By Friday, you'll remember a handful. But the lesson is fully recorded and the exact moment of each passage is a tap away whenever you need it. Just focus on the music.
- **Teacher.** Each lesson makes a difference. The plan you craft during your lesson is what guides your student all week. Everything in between — from questions about bowing to sharing sheet music — is managed and organized on one platform through pods.
- **Parents.** Be there for the good parts. Trust the process and watch how your musician grows their confidence and artistry. You'll still have a front seat to the moment a hard passage finally comes together, and without having to hover.

## Privacy and safety

- **Built for musicians of all ages.** Our team has extensive experience building safe products for everyone. Tonic Notes was designed to empower learners, many of whom are still growing up. Built with privacy at its core — [read our privacy policy](https://www.tonicnotes.com/privacy) to see exactly how we handle your data.
- **Your data is always yours.** Everything you record with Tonic Notes belongs to you. Your recordings, transcripts, and clips are never sold and never shared for advertising. Export your data or delete your account and recordings at any time.
- **Consent built in. The mic waits for you.** Tonic Notes records only when you press record. It never listens in the background, never starts a recording on its own, and when the lesson ends, so does the microphone. Recording with Tonic Notes is always visible by design.
- **Your sound never leaves our servers.** Your audio data is processed only by our own AI, on our own servers. No third-party AI ever hears your lessons.

## Pricing

One paid plan, Tonic Notes Premium: $24.99/month or $270/year, with a 30-day free trial. Downloading the app is free.

- Tonic Notes Premium, monthly: $24.99/month
- Tonic Notes Premium, annual: $270/year (saves $30, 10%, versus monthly)
- Free trial: 30 days, then the plan you picked
- Subscribe online: https://www.tonicnotes.com/pricing
- Studios and schools, custom pricing: https://www.tonicnotes.com/studio-inquiry

## Get the app

- iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6759934126
- Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pocketconservatory.mouni
- Both stores plus a QR code: https://www.tonicnotes.com/download

## What teachers say

- **Yuki Mori**, Violin teacher, Azusa Pacific University (Teacher): "Tonic Notes has made such a difference in my studio. Everything we cover in a lesson is captured, the summary, the homework, and a recording, so my students always know what to practice at home. It keeps them motivated and working with real independence all week long."
- **Hanbo Wang**, Violin faculty, Long Island Music Conservatory (Teacher): "I've been using Tonic Notes since the early days, and it's become something I rely on. It turns each lesson into a clear summary, homework, and a full transcript, so my students always know exactly what to work on, and I can stay focused on teaching instead of scribbling notes."
- **Asheley Watabe**, Suzuki violin teacher, Studio of 80+ students (Teacher): "With more than 80 students in my Suzuki studio, keeping every family on track used to be a constant juggle. Tonic Notes changed that. Each family has their own space, so I can share the lesson straight to them and nothing slips between weeks. My students are practicing more than ever, and there's even some healthy competition over who practices the most."
- **Miya Otake**, Harp teacher, Aoyama Harp of Canada · Vancouver (Teacher): "I never thought there would be a tool made for how I teach harp. Tonic Notes captures the whole lesson, the summary, the homework, and a recording my students practice from all week. It's become part of my teaching, and I'm so happy to finally bring something like this to the harp world."
- **Elizabeth Faidley**, Founder, The Elizabeth Faidley Studio (NYC), Hartt School faculty (Teacher): "My students leave a lesson and still have me in their ear all week. They can stop on any moment and hear exactly what I said and played, then check the summary, transcript, and homework for that lesson, so nothing gets lost before I see them next. I tell every family in my studio the same thing: 100% get Tonic Notes."
- **Yukie**, Parent of Karin, Violin & piano (Parent): "I don't have to sit in on Karin's lessons anymore, and I don't have to ask her teacher to write down the notes. It's all just there. Karin even recorded a rehearsal with her accompanist, and I shared it with her teacher so she could hear them play together. Best of all, it's helping Karin grow more independent and responsible, now that I'm not the one supervising."
- **Karin**, Violin & piano, Playing since age 4 (Student): "Sometimes I thought I fixed something and played it OK at the lesson, but when I listened back, I realised my teacher was right. And some things my teacher told me, I forgot to mark in my score. Tonic Notes remembers them for me, what a relief! Now practice is less worrying and more listening. And listening is part of practising!"
- **Rebecca Koan**, Director & piano dept head, Metropolitan Conservatory (Teacher): "I started using Tonic Notes across my whole studio and it's been a game-changer. It's a quick and easy way for my students to access every single detail we covered, which helps with their progress a lot. We pick up right where we left off and cover so much more!"
- **Lauren Posey**, Cello teacher & director, Intermountain Suzuki String Institute (Teacher): "The biggest realization the app has brought to our studio is that instead of just quickly writing five words, it summarizes a whole concept or feeling we talked about in a much more digestible way. Instead of getting tidbits you scribble down in shorthand, now you're getting full concepts."
- **Hannah Price**, Private violin teacher, Northern Virginia · studio of 24 (Teacher): "The homework section is my absolute favorite feature of Tonic Notes. It's the reason I don't have to take notes every week, because it summarizes everything from the lesson accurately and concisely. It's saved so much time in the lesson because I can just get to the content instead of stopping to write things down."
- **Michael Leung**, Director, Metropolitan Conservatory (Teacher): "Tonic Notes maximizes my students' learning potential by capturing and transcribing everything from the lesson, so they don't have to rely on memory until the next lesson. It's like the lesson keeps working for them after they leave the room!"
- **Marlene Romeo**, Violin teacher, Perth, Australia (Teacher): "I've been a pre-tester for Tonic Notes, and I can honestly say it has transformed the way many of my students practise. The accountability, organisation and motivation it provides have helped them make more consistent progress than ever before."
- **Vivian Wang**, Violin & viola teacher, Los Angeles, CA (Teacher): "Since Tonic Notes summarizes what I cover in my lessons, it frees me up to focus on teaching. Before Tonic Notes, I'd have to stop frequently to write things down in my students' lesson books, breaking the flow. English isn't my first language, but Tonic Notes understands me and summarizes what I say accurately, precisely, and professionally."

## Frequently asked questions

**What is Tonic Notes and who is it for?**

Tonic Notes is a smart notetaker that breaks down your music lessons into transcripts and detailed summaries, so you can focus on your lesson. We developed it with music teachers and ambitious young students, and built it to understand music at every level. The app was made to be used by anyone involved in music lessons, both on the learning and teaching side of things.

**Is Tonic Notes safe for minors to use?**

Tonic Notes is designed for use in music lessons by students of all ages, with parent- and teacher-managed accounts for younger learners. Data is private and secure.

**Is my data safe, and will it ever be shared or sold?**

We don't sell user data, and don't plan to. Our model is subscription-based (students/parents pay directly), not selling data to advertisers. Lesson audio stays on our servers and never goes to third-party AI.

**What AI does Tonic Notes use?**

Tonic Notes uses components built by the leading AI labs, but our data pipeline is ours alone — proprietary and built in-house.

**Can I use Tonic Notes with another person?**

Yes, that's what pods were made for! A pod is a shared space for you and the people in your musical life: your teacher, your family, your studio. Lessons, practice, questions, and sheet music added to a pod are visible to everyone in it, and it all stays in sync.

Everyone joins with their own account — Tonic Notes works best when it knows who you are and your role in a music journey. A student gets their own practice plans and progress; a teacher sees their whole studio; a parent stays in the loop and provides all the essential scaffolding for a successful lesson.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://www.tonicnotes.com/) (markdown: https://www.tonicnotes.com/index.md): What Tonic Notes is, how a lesson becomes a practice plan, and the FAQ.
- [Pricing and checkout](https://www.tonicnotes.com/pricing) (markdown: https://www.tonicnotes.com/pricing.md): The one paid plan, live prices, free trial, and the self-serve card checkout. Completable online at any hour.
- [Download](https://www.tonicnotes.com/download) (markdown: https://www.tonicnotes.com/download.md): Get the iOS or Android app. Free to download.
- [Studio and school plans](https://www.tonicnotes.com/studio-inquiry) (markdown: https://www.tonicnotes.com/studio-inquiry.md): Request pricing for a whole studio, school or conservatory. Submitted any time; a person replies in a day or two.
- [Teacher Program](https://www.tonicnotes.com/teacher-program) (markdown: https://www.tonicnotes.com/teacher-program.md): Music teachers apply for early access and a discount to share with students.
- [Early access](https://www.tonicnotes.com/waitlist) (markdown: https://www.tonicnotes.com/waitlist.md): Request early access. Currently open to music teachers.
- [Mission](https://www.tonicnotes.com/mission) (markdown: https://www.tonicnotes.com/mission.md): Why Tonic Notes exists, told by the founder.
- [Careers](https://www.tonicnotes.com/careers) (markdown: https://www.tonicnotes.com/careers.md): Open roles and how to apply.
- [The Ensemble](https://www.tonicnotes.com/team): The people building Tonic Notes.
- [Terms of Service](https://www.tonicnotes.com/terms): The agreement covering use of the app and the site.
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.tonicnotes.com/privacy): What is collected, how lesson audio is handled, retention, and how to opt out or delete.

## Contact

- Support: support@tonicnotes.com
- Help center: https://intercom.help/tonic-a34b28c5c310/en/
- Full FAQ: https://intercom.help/tonic-a34b28c5c310/en/articles/15675173-faq
- Studio and school enquiries: https://www.tonicnotes.com/studio-inquiry

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