Encore case studiesWorked examples of the scheduling and billing questions that come up running a music school.https://encore.msxsoftware.com/en-auFinding a time for a new student without double-booking anyonehttps://encore.msxsoftware.com/cases/finding-a-free-time/https://encore.msxsoftware.com/cases/finding-a-free-time/How a music school can place a new private student at a free time: using the teacher's availability or studio hours, spotting clashes before saving, and why the timetable refuses a double-booking and tells you exactly what is in the way.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA public holiday lands inside a block of lessons that's already paidhttps://encore.msxsoftware.com/cases/holiday-in-a-paid-block/https://encore.msxsoftware.com/cases/holiday-in-a-paid-block/How a music school should handle a public holiday or closure that falls inside a prepaid block or term: skip the closed date, keep the lesson count, and bill term students for the lessons that actually run.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA student leaves partway through — stopping the invoices without losing what's owedhttps://encore.msxsoftware.com/cases/student-leaves-mid-term/https://encore.msxsoftware.com/cases/student-leaves-mid-term/What a music school should do when a student leaves: cancel lessons and invoices for blocks that haven't started, keep billing for lessons already taught, free the teacher's time, and stop reminders going to the family.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA student joins halfway through term — what should their first invoice be?https://encore.msxsoftware.com/cases/mid-term-join/https://encore.msxsoftware.com/cases/mid-term-join/How to bill a music student who joins mid-term: charge the per-lesson rate for the lessons left in the term, excluding holidays, or a flat term fee if that is your policy, and how block-billed programs differ.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT