This article is for Teachers running group classes. Owners and Admins: the Spotlight Rotation is a teaching method, not a setting - nothing needs to be configured for it.

Quests track individual progress - but plenty of teaching happens in groups.

The Spotlight Rotation is how the lesson loop works inside a group class: every student keeps their own Quest, and a predictable rotation decides whose progress gets captured each week.

The core idea

Each week, one or two students are "in the spotlight." During normal ensemble playing, the teacher records a short video of the spotlight student performing - while the rest of the class keeps playing. No stoppage, no separate documentation block, and the ensemble makes the video better, not worse.

Over a full cycle, every student gets featured, and every family receives a progress email with video proof.

The cycle at a glance

For a six-student class on a three-week cycle:

• Week 1 - spotlight Students A and B; everyone else plays ensemble

• Week 2 - spotlight Students C and D

• Week 3 - spotlight Students E and F, then the cycle restarts

Four students? Two per week over two weeks. Eight? Stretch to four weeks. The math flexes; the principle - a predictable rotation - doesn't.

The workflow, adapted

The 6-step loop stays intact, with two adjustments:

1. Starting Level - same as private lessons: every student in the group has their own Quest and their own starting Level. Classmates are not assumed to be at the same Level; that's the whole point.

2. Pre-lesson: pick your spotlight students and their skills. Before class, open Musician Quest and decide who's in the spotlight and which skill you're capturing for each - pulled from their individual Quest. Because everyone's at their own Level, Student A's skill may differ from Student B's even though they're playing the same piece.

3. Start Skill for each spotlight student at the top of class.

4. Run the lesson as normal - record during the ensemble. When the spotlight student is playing their part, step slightly closer and capture a short clip. The class keeps playing.

5. Text field and Mark Complete - same as always, once per spotlight student.

6. Front desk when a Level completes - group students earn the same reward moment as private students.

Make the rotation visible

Keep a printed rotation sheet on the music stand or door - names down the left, weeks across the top. Teachers shouldn't have to remember whose turn it is, and students love seeing "you're up next week" coming. The predictable turn becomes part of the class rhythm.

What families experience

Families of group students get the same progress emails and videos as private-lesson families - just on the cycle's cadence rather than weekly. A video of their child playing within a real ensemble is often more impressive to parents than a solo clip, not less.

Draft note: this workflow was developed for Bloom's group programs - review before publishing studio-wide, and consider linking a downloadable rotation sheet template.