Lessons in progress. Calls answered.
An AI receptionist for music schools answers calls during lessons, books trial lessons by instrument and teacher, and handles makeup requests. A ringing phone in a piano room ruins the lesson, so most schools let it go to voicemail, and that is where new students get lost. This one picks up in about 0.3 seconds, day and night. It asks which instrument, the student’s age and level, and any goal like a recital or an audition. Then it books a trial lesson with the right teacher in Google Calendar or Calendly and texts the family a confirmation. Current students can move a lesson under your makeup policy, which it reads back as you wrote it. It speaks 32 languages, so a parent can ask about violin lessons in Japanese or Russian. Plans begin at $249 a month. The free five-day pilot runs on your real calls, no credit card needed.
Updated September 2026Music schools:
the numbers.
U.S. businesses with employees in this industry (NAICS 611610 · Fine arts schools · United States · County Business Patterns 2022)
U.S. Census Bureau, CBP 2022People they employ (NAICS 611610 · Fine arts schools · United States · County Business Patterns 2022)
U.S. Census Bureau, CBP 2022Each figure is copied from the public source it links to, last checked 2026-09-23. They describe the market, not Voxgard’s results.
What your callers
ring about.
Trial lessons
A parent wants a first guitar lesson for a nine-year-old.
Adult beginners
An adult asks if it’s too late to start piano.
Makeups
A student is sick and wants to move this week’s voice lesson.
Rentals and recitals
Callers ask about instrument rentals and the spring recital date.
How the call sounds.
An example of the flow, shortened. The business is fictional.
VoxgardThanks for calling Maple Street Music. How can I help?
CallerI’d like to sign my son up for drum lessons. He’s eleven.
VoxgardGreat. Has he played before, or is he starting fresh?
CallerStarting fresh.
VoxgardMr. Okafor teaches beginning drums. He has a trial slot Tuesday at 5:30 or Saturday at 11.
CallerSaturday at 11.
VoxgardBooked for Saturday at 11 with Mr. Okafor. I’ll text a confirmation to 555-0153.
What it does
for you.
Right teacher, right slot
Books trial lessons on each teacher’s Google Calendar or Calendly by instrument and level, following your rules.
Makeup requests
Moves lessons within your makeup policy, or takes a message when the policy says a person decides.
Every call on record
Each call has a recording, transcript and short summary in the dashboard, so the front desk sees it after lessons.
It will not waive your cancellation policy or take tuition payments; it explains the policy you set and passes exceptions to your staff.
Close to
your trade.
What it
costs.
Billed on minutes used. The same operator on every plan.
Basic · $249/month
300 call minutes included, then $0.55 a minute. One assistant, one call at a time. Recordings, transcripts, summaries, two-way SMS and MMS.
Standard · $549/month
1,000 call minutes included, then $0.35 a minute. Up to three assistants and three simultaneous calls, CRM integration, automated SMS follow-ups.
Enterprise · from $1,500
A custom minute pool, unlimited concurrency, custom integrations and a dedicated account manager.
SMS $0.05 and MMS $0.15 per message, never from your minutes. Month to month, 15% off yearly, and every plan starts with a free five-day pilot, no card. Full pricing and billing examples.
Music schools:
questions and answers.
Yes. It reads each teacher’s free and busy time and books whoever teaches that instrument and level.
Yes, from what you load. If a question is not covered, it says so and offers a message or a transfer.
Basic answers one call at a time. Standard handles three at once, and Enterprise has no limit.
Typical launch is five days. Engineers set it up on your scripts, teachers and number, and you can forward your existing line.
It does the job of both: it answers your business calls, takes messages and books appointments. A virtual receptionist is usually a person working remotely, and an answering service usually takes messages. Voxgard is AI: it picks up in about 0.3 seconds, day and night, and books straight into your calendar.
Forward your number or port it; nothing to install. Every plan starts with a free five-day pilot on your real calls, no credit card. How the pilot works.
Keep teaching.
We’ll pick up.No more voicemail.
Try the free five-day pilot on your school’s real calls, no credit card.