Manage students
and their lessons

Template allow a teacher to create new tasks in a lesson by reusing content in a few seconds. You can create a template from scratch or export a task from an existing lesson to save as a template. A template can be exported to several student lessons at once if need be. Template are searchable, and they can be tagged for easier classification.

It typically takes just a few seconds. When exporting a lesson, you can choose what tasks to include and who to export it to. Then you can fine tune the content in the lesson editor before saving the new copy. For example, it is very common for a new lesson to be an iteration over the lesson from the previous week. Therefore a teacher will typically want to duplicate the latest lesson, make a few updates and save.

Yes, in fact you can annotate both audio and video recordings in MiLaDo. Annotations are conveniently labelled with a timestamp and who created it. Tapping on the annotation will take you to the corresponding time in the audio/video file. Students can also add annotations if connected in App mode! For example, you could ask a student to record their practice and do a self-assessment by adding annotations.

Yes, you can send "Claps". Students will see them whether they connect using Lite mode or App mode. Some Claps are automated to make it easier on the teacher. For example, when a new piece is added to a student repertoire, they receive an automated Clap. You can personalise the message or let MiLaDo pick some age appropriate pre-defined message. But with kids, you might still want to give little tokens of appreciations such as stickers during lessons, if that's what you are used to.

She short answer is: not really. Professional teachers know their students and how to motivate them. Not all student will react in the same way (e.g. a mature student vs a 5 years old). Therefore we prefer for teacher to be in control of whatever mechanism gets activated with their students. Moreover, gamification ought to be considered carefully because it can become a distraction. Is it truly beneficial when it involves getting frequent rewards for every small thing done, or meeting some artificial goals such as getting to the top of some leaderboard, just to trigger a short feel good effect (hormone released -> feel good -> need more)? There must be clear evidence that a feature can help meet the goals of musical education before it is rolled out. Can it help with acquiring an appreciation for music, being able to play an instrument in an expressive way, building unspoken connections with fellow musicians when in a band, etc? MiLaDo has Claps for encouragement and to acknowledge the efforts students put in. They are awarded if a predetermined amount of work has been done (e.g. completing all practices for a lesson, as set out by the teacher). Other motivators are building a repertoire over time and getting a Clap for each new piece mastered. They are forms of light-weight gamification. More features will be added but we want to allow teachers to enabled/disabled or customise those features so they can line-up with their individual teaching style and the needs of the student.

One way to ensure zero screen time is to export a lesson as PDF and hand it out as a printed document to the student. The next best thing is for students to connect using Lite mode. It has a pared back design to offer access to essentials, such as lesson practice notes from the teacher. App mode has more features, but it was still designed to not be addictive in order to minimise screen time for students. The main use cases from a student's perspective should be seeing lesson instructions, reviewing any teacher attachments or comments, asking for guidance if need be using rich communication media (text, video, audio), and reporting practices. During practices, the app screen goes black, and only essential info is displayed to avoid any distraction: a timer, a button to open a music sheet attached, and an audio player to play accompaniments. The MiLaDo Time Machine (if turned on) is unique tool that allows a student to go back in time and listen to what they just played (audio is destroyed by default once the practice ends - but can be saved if need be).

This is quite common. You can still manage such students in MiLaDo like any other students. That will allow you to keep track of their progress and what was done. However you won't send them an invitation to connect. If the students still wants instructions for their lesson, you can generate a PDF file within the MiLaDo Teacher app. Then it is possible to print it or send it via messages or email. The PDF will show all the tasks, and it will have a leading page with your school name, logo, contact details, lesson date, etc. If later on the student changes their mind and wants to connect, you can give them Lite mode access which is still a pretty lightweight way to connect and minimise distractions.

It is suitable for all ages. Lite mode doesn't even require students to install any app or create a user to it is easy to get going. Automated Claps messages are customised based on the student age.

MiLaDo was designed to be as intuitive as possible. You may be surprised to see how easy MiLaDo is to use, and how much time can be saved with repetitive tasks. It is free to try with one student so that would be a good place to start. Then add other students, complete your teaching schedule, and connect in Lite mode with one or two students to get some feedback. You can use MiLaDo in many ways so find out what works for you. Please free free to reach out if you need help.

MiLaDo first appeared in Australian in early 2022. That was the start of a steady development and testing phase. It has meant collaborating with early adopters to shape the product. MiLaDo was made available to a few more countries in 2023. A re-designed MiLaDo was released in 2025 as version 0.9 - it incorporated a lot of user feedback, and as well as some new concepts that took the software suite to a different level. Today it is used by professional teachers and their students on a daily basis on several continents.. Version 1.0 will be released in 2025 - it will be the first major release.

Today MiLaDo is great for small studios and independent teachers. We may add features that make it easier for several teachers to collaborate, share content and handover students in larger school setting after v1.0 is released.

There is nothing to pay to use the student software. There are also no in-app purchases. Students must be invited by their teacher to gain access.

The monthly cost is less than a cup a coffee ☕️ And there is only one price tier: the affordable one! Because we want every teacher to be able to use such an educational service. The app is free to use for as long as you want with a single student. You subscribe to unlock unlimited students and all features. We also strongly recommend that you enable iCloud+ storage on your account because you - as the teacher - provide secure hosting of files used for teaching (0.99 USD per month for 50GB at the time of writing). We opted to keep storage separate to give teachers full control over their data (that is, you know who is hosting it, nobody else has access, it is simple to monitor, and you only pay for what you need). Plus you can use the extra storage for other purposes as you see fit.

MiLaDo was designed from day 1 to be affordable but not at the expense of quality. There are no hungry investors to satisfy, no fancy offices, no lavish marketing budget, ... We rely primarily on word of mouth. It means slower growth but it also forces us to have the best product possible (otherwise no one will talk about it!). Subscription prices may increase for new users, but the plan is for existing users to keep their joining price for as long as they stay subscribed; so for example early adopters get rewarded with a fantastic price.

We take privacy extremely seriously. Therefore we do out utmost to ensure the data of MiLaDo users data can only be accessed by the intended user. We also ensure that data stored by the app is not in breach of any regulations. Please note that all stored data is encrypted and that neither the developper nor Apple have access to it; whether it is stored on device or in the Cloud. Likewise, we don't monitor behavioural data for the app (i.e. what the users does, when, ...). See our website for our full privacy policy.

With MiLaDo, the teachers are in control of their storage (not the app developer). It ensures maximum privacy. It also means you only pay for what you need; which keeps the price of the service down. Unlimited storage is a common marketing ploy. Whilst it may sound like a great idea, what ends up happening is everyone will be footing the bill for a few big users, or private data will be monetized to offset the cost. It also encourages poor behaviour as there are no consequences for storing anything forever. In the worst case scenario the service will go out of business because storage costs have become unsustainable. On Apple devices, it is very easy to see how much iCloud storage you are using. Go to: Settings > Apple ID > iCloud Apple will also send you alerts when storage is running low (e.g. 75% capacity used, ...)

Yes, storage is optimised in several ways: 1. uploaded files are compressed whilst ensuring that the quality remains adequate for the task at hand (e.g. a video might be compressed to be 100 times smaller than the original). It not only reduced storage needs but also speeds up transmission over the internet 2. MiLaDo can be configured to automatically delete files that haven't been used for certain duration (e.g. 6 months). See the Storage section in your teacher profile.

Teachers offer private a secure storage to their student to host MiLaDo data. Therefore it is strongly recommended to subscribe to a suitable iCloud+ plan, particularly since the free 5GB may get used by other apps on your device. The cheapest iCloud+ plan should cover the needs of most MiLaDo Teachers (0.99USD/mth at the time of writing).

iCloud storage is managed by Apple, which is known for its strong privacy policies and stringent security standards.

The MiLaDo Student software does not use any of the iCloud quota from the student account to store lessons, attachments, etc.

Any iPad or iPhone installed with iOS 16 or later. It also runs on Mac computers with any M processor.

Yes, MiLaDo Student Lite runs on any mobile device or computer with a recent web browser. And the storage needs a very low so even older devices will cope just fine.

You are welcome to reach out using the contact form on this website. For documentation: * this site will have tutorials covering common scenarios * there is contextual help throughout the app (localised in several languages)