SolvesNo time to plan a year of music lessons.
Curriculum Packs
A year of one-page weekly lessons for each level, with posters, flashcards, rubrics and editable tests. Print and teach.
From R349See the packs
JLS MUSICA culture of music in every school.
Curriculum packs, teaching software and practice programs for schools, studios and teachers, and for anyone starting a music business. Original material, made in South Africa.
Where to start
Not sure where to begin?
Pick the one that sounds like you. Each path is a few steps, in order. Start with step 1.
I teach music at a school
Class music, Grades R to 12.
- Curriculum PacksThe year of lessons, ready to print.
- Marimba Wave, ClassroomIf you teach marimba: the lesson on the board.
- Practice TimePractice that checks every note.
I run a music studio
Private lessons, many families.
- The Music StudioFamilies, lessons and invoices in one place.
- Curriculum PacksBuilt into The Music Studio, or as PDFs.
- Practice TimeFor your learners, on the studio's computers.
I want to start a music business
Teaching, a studio, or marimba in schools.
- Read the three routesA studio, schools, or both.
- Curriculum PacksSomething to teach from day one.
- The Music Studioor Marimba Wave, Contractor to run it.
I am learning myself
At home, at any age.
- A Curriculum Pack, Level 1One instrument, one level at a time.
- Marimba Wave, PlayerIf you play marimba: theory, technique, band pieces.
- Ask usTell us your instrument and we will point the way.
I want to make my own music
Songs and beats on the computer.
- Music Theory packHow chords and keys work.
- JLS Music ProducerMake beats and songs with a coach. For studios and schools.
Products
What each one solves
Each product has its own page with everything it does, the prices and a free demo where there is one.
SolvesOne teacher, forty children and a row of marimbas.
Marimba Wave
The lesson on the smartboard: 320 lessons for Grades R to 7, class games, a tuner, and the tools to run marimba as a business. Works offline.
From R2 899Free demoSee Marimba Wave
SolvesEvenings lost to registers, invoices and who still owes.
The Music Studio
Families, lessons, enquiries and invoices in one place, on your own computer, with the curriculum packs built in.
From R4 999See The Music Studio
SolvesPractice that nobody checks.
Practice Time
Notes fall towards the instrument while the stave shows the same music. Play along and it checks every note, on 33 instruments.
R3 999See Practice Time
New
JLS Music Producer
SolvesLearners want to make their own music, and a production program alone does not teach them how.
Make music on the computer, with a coach and 36 checked lessons inside. For studios and schools. From R12 999.
See JLS Music ProducerStart a business
Start your own music business
Teaching music can be your business. Three ways to start, each with the material to teach from and the records to run it.
Open a studio
Teach private lessons and grow a studio of families.
- Enquiries from first call to enrolled family
- Timetable, registers, quotes and invoices
- Who owes what, and a profit and loss
- Curriculum packs built in, so every teacher has a plan
The Music StudioFrom R4 999
Take marimba into schools
Run marimba programmes and bands at several schools.
- A 21-module professional band curriculum that teaches quoting, contracts and school work
- Clients, contracts, quotes and invoices
- Compliance diary and instrument register
- Teacher workshops and holiday programmes
Marimba Wave, ContractorR6 899
Teach from day one
Have a full year of lessons ready before your first learner arrives.
- Weekly lessons for each level, in order
- Posters, flashcards, rubrics and certificates
- The School or studio licence covers every teacher at your site
- Ukulele, guitar, bass, piano, drums, marimba, theory and more
Curriculum PacksFrom R349
Starting out and not sure which fits? Tell us what you want to teach.
Email usBuy software
Know what you want?
Pay by card. Your download and activation code are ready straight away.
Marimba Wave
PlayerOne person, on their own computersR2 899
ClassroomOne school site, every computerR4 799
ContractorA named person, at every school they teachR6 899
The Music Studio
TeacherOne private teacherR4 999
StudioA studio teaching many instrumentsR14 999
SchoolA school music departmentR19 999
CompleteEvery pack, and every new oneR24 999
Practice Time
Practice TimeOne school site or studioR3 999
JLS Music Producer
Studio / SchoolOne studio or school site, with Level 1R12 999
Level 2 add-onBeside the Studio / School licenceR5 990
Level 3 add-onBeside the Studio / School licenceR5 990
Pay once. Updates for a year, and what you bought keeps working after that. Curriculum Packs are bought on the packs page.
How we teach
Hear it. Sing it. Play it. Make it. Share it.
Every lesson, pack and program walks through the same five steps, whether the learner is four or forty.
1
Hear it
Echo a rhythm, echo a tune, listen with one question in mind.
2
Sing it
The pattern is sung first. The voice is the first instrument.
3
Play it
Body first, then the instrument. Small steps, many repeats.
4
Make it
Change a note, answer a phrase, write eight bars.
5
Share it
Play it for someone. A performance every term.
Questions
What people ask first
Do the programs need the internet?
No. Once a program is activated it works offline, with no account and no subscription.
What computer do I need?
A Windows 10 or 11 computer. A mouse, a touch screen or an interactive smartboard all work.
Can my school pay for packs by invoice?
Yes. On the packs page, send the order instead of paying online, and we email you an invoice.
What happens after the year of updates?
Nothing stops. Everything you bought keeps working. The year only decides which new versions you get free.
Talk to us
For a licence, an invoice, a school demo, starting a music business, or a question about a pack. Email is best.
sales@jlsmusic.co.za