This article is for Teachers working with students during lessons. Owners and Admins don't start or complete skills, but you can see every one of these actions studio-wide on the Events tab and Student Quests tab.

Skills are where you live during lessons.

Two taps and a sentence carry a skill from introduced to celebrated - here's exactly what each one does.

Click "Start Skill"

Tap Start Skill the moment you introduce something new in a lesson. Two things happen:

• The skill opens on the student's Quest, marked as actively in progress.

• The skill is added to the family's next progress email as "in progress" - so they'll know what their musician is working on.

That progress email quietly changes the after-lesson conversation. Instead of "how was lesson?", parents can ask "how's the C major scale coming?" - a question with a real answer.

Fill in the text field (when the skill has one)

Some skills include a text field for context. When you see one, add the specifics: the song name, the exercise, a short note about the approach. One line is plenty - and note that a skill with a text field can't be marked complete until it's filled in.

This is the highest-leverage sentence you'll write all day - it's the difference between a family email that says a skill was completed and one that says exactly what their child can now do.

Click "Mark Complete"

Once the student has demonstrated the skill (and any required video or photo is uploaded, and any text field filled), tap Mark Complete. This:

• Logs the progress and moves the Quest forward

• Adds the completion to the family's progress email - with the skill explained, your text, and any video included

• Updates the family portal and the studio dashboard

Mark complete in the moment - not at the end of the day. Everything from the lesson goes out in one progress email, sent automatically once the lesson's activity settles (about an hour later by default) - so the accomplishment reaches home while it's still fresh that evening.

The rhythm

Introduce → Start Skill → teach as you always do → student demonstrates → (record video if required) → add your one line → Mark Complete. Most lessons touch one or two skills; some touch none - the loop follows your teaching, never the other way around.

Draft note: add screenshots of a skill in started state and the Mark Complete flow.