Opus1 Training

The Dallas School of Music officially launches our Opus1 Portal on Tuesday, October 1.

Logging into Opus1

To log in to our Opus1 Portal expand the navigation menu on The Dallas School of Music Website and click on the "Student Login" link located directly beneath the Home link.

​IMPORTANT: an invite was emailed to you last week to activate your Opus1 Account. This will need to be done before you can log in using the "Student Login" link. If the invite needs to be resent to you let me know.

Login Screen

Enter your email and password or you can use your Google Credentials if applicable.

IMPORTANT: Your email will be your personal email and NOT your DSM email which will soon be obsolete.

Finding You or Your Student

In the upper right-hand corner of your screen you will see a search box. Begin typing your name or the name of the person you wish to find. A dropdown window will appear with the search results. Select the name you're looking for and you will be taken to their account.

Your Schedule

When looking at your dashboard you will see your schedule for the day on the left-hand side of the screen and your student names on the right-hand side of the screen. 

Calendar Navigation

Located directly above your schedule is the Calendar Navigation Control. You can easily toggle through the week, select a specific day on the calendar, and easily return to todays schedule using this Navigation Control.

NAVIGATION TIP: every colored button is an active link. Click on the button to quickly go to the sudent record and/or return to your personal dashboard

Lesson Details

Roll your cursor over a lesson to review lesson details:

1. Lesson Date
2. Lesson Time
3. Student Name
​4. Lesson Status

Lesson Availability

Roll your cursor over an availability time slot to view the various services and trials you are available to teach at this specific time.

Completing a Lesson

Click on the Student Name to open the Lesson Documentation Dialog Box

Take Attendance

You have two choices for each lesson:

1. Attended
2. No Show

Click on the appropriate box and then enter your Lesson Recap details.

IMPORTANT: Cancellations must come from the student side in order for them to receive a lesson credit needed for rescheduling a cancelled lesson. This is an automated process and you will not be able to cancel lessons for students.

Lesson Recaps

Once you have taken attendance a Lesson Recap must be written. This recap is emailed to the student with a Google Review invite included.

IMPORTANT: The retention of students and growth of your studio is directly related the following three criteria:

1. Quality of Lesson Recap Content and Instruction
  • When reading your content it should be obvious that you are knowledgeable about music and are capable of providing excellent education
2. Clarity of Lesson Recap Content and Instruction
  • When reading your content it should be obvious that you're a skilled educator capable of articulating a sequential practice plan with specific objectives
3. Transparency of Lesson Recap Content and Instruction
  • In other words, your authenticity and genuine care for them should be apparent when reading your instruction and guidance. Your passion for teaching music and serving should be obvious

BOTTOM LINE: show that you CARE about your work and you CARE about them!

Google Reviews (or lack of Reviews) are a tremendous gauge of our success as a faculty and individually. Give great attention to your Lesson Recaps.

THOUGHT: Lesson Recaps consisting of one or two slapped together sentences convey a message of inconvenience. It would be better to not send a Lesson Recap, and not get paid, rather than tarnish the perception clients have about your teaching.

PAYROLL: Attendance and a quality Lesson Recap must be completed by Noon the next day in order to get paid for the lesson.

Lesson Recap Email

Here is what a Lesson Recap looks like that is emailed to your students. The recap will always include the following:

1. Your photo
2. A Lesson Recap (your educational expertise and guidance)
3. A button (direct link) to the students account
4. A DSM "Thank You"
​5. A Google Review Invite

IMPORTANT: it can not be stressed enough the impact that this professional protocol and gesture (a well thought-out Lesson Recap) has on your reputation as a professional music educator, the retention of students, and the development (growth) of your studio.

Lesson Recap Tips

Lesson Recaps can include the following for added educational value and professional presentation:

1. HTML Formatting (H-Tags)
2. Number and Bullet Outlining
3. Bold, Italics, and Underlining
4. Links
5. File Attachment

Take advantage of these powerful formatting options to illuminate your professionalism, teaching and guidance.
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