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Instruments

The Instruments settings let you define and manage the list of instruments your music school offers. Instruments are used across Conductly to categorize students, organize courses, and help you understand what your school teaches.

To manage instruments, go to Settings > Instruments from the sidebar.

How Instruments Are Used​

Instruments appear in several areas of Conductly:

  • Student profiles -- Each student can have one or more instruments assigned, indicating what they are studying. This is helpful for filtering and searching.
  • Courses -- Courses can be associated with specific instruments, making it easy to categorize your offerings (e.g., "Piano - Beginner" or "Guitar - Intermediate").
  • Filtering and search -- When browsing students or courses, you can filter by instrument to quickly find what you are looking for.

Adding an Instrument​

  1. Go to Settings > Instruments.
  2. Click Add Instrument.
  3. Enter the instrument name (e.g., "Piano," "Violin," "Voice," "Drums").
  4. Click Save.

The new instrument will immediately be available for assignment to students and courses.

tip

Add all the instruments your school currently teaches, even if only one student is studying that instrument. A complete list makes data entry faster and ensures consistency across student profiles.

Removing an Instrument​

  1. Go to Settings > Instruments.
  2. Find the instrument you want to remove.
  3. Click the delete action and confirm.
warning

Removing an instrument will disassociate it from any students and courses that currently reference it. The students and courses themselves are not deleted -- they will simply no longer have that instrument attached. Consider whether any students or courses still use the instrument before removing it.

Common Instruments​

Here are some instruments that music schools commonly add:

  • Piano / Keyboard
  • Guitar (Acoustic / Electric / Bass)
  • Voice / Vocals
  • Violin / Viola / Cello
  • Drums / Percussion
  • Flute / Clarinet / Saxophone
  • Trumpet / Trombone / Tuba
  • Ukulele
  • Music Theory (as a subject)
  • Music Production

Best Practices​

  • Be specific but not too granular. "Guitar" works well as a single instrument. You do not need separate entries for "Acoustic Guitar" and "Electric Guitar" unless your school truly treats them as different programs.
  • Use consistent naming. Decide on a naming convention (e.g., "Violin" vs. "violin" vs. "VIOLIN") and stick with it. This keeps dropdown menus clean and professional.
  • Review periodically. If your school stops offering an instrument, consider removing it to keep your lists tidy. You can always add it back later if needed.