GigTag for music schools and showcases
The recital was lovely. The parents want to hear it again.
Students perform at recitals and showcases, and then it is over. A GigTag gives each performer a free page with a clip, and lets the school list the showcase as a one-off or a regular night that families can find and add to a calendar.
- A free page per student
- Showcase night listed
- Families follow along
The problem
A proud recital and nothing to share
A young guitarist plays her first piece in front of a hall, the way a student singer-songwriter might one day play her own. Her grandmother in another city could not come, and the only clip is shaky and sits on one parent's phone.
For the school, a showcase is a good chance to be seen, but the date is in a newsletter that people read once. A page with the date in a clear place does more.
What GigTag does
One code, four jobs done for you
- Free
A free page for each performer
A photo, a clip and links. A student or a parent can make it in a few minutes, and it is a start for an older student who wants to perform.
- Free
The showcase as a gig
List the recital or the showcase night as a one-off or a weekly or monthly evening. Families add it to a calendar and share it.
- Free
A tag on the stage
A tag on the stand lets the audience follow a performer after the piece. Older students can start to build an audience.
- Pro
Tips and invoices, for working performers
Advanced and professional students can take tips by card or Apple Pay, and invoice for gigs they book. These are on Pro, and each performer holds their own account.
A night with GigTag
A summer showcase
The school lists the showcase on its teacher's page (the same way an open mic lists its night), and each performer has a page with a clip from rehearsal. Families scan the tag on the stage between pieces.
A teenage pianist's page now has the clip and the date of her next performance. An aunt abroad watches it that evening.
Set up
Ready before your next gig
- 1
Help each performer make a page, with a photo and one clip.
- 2
List the showcase date as a gig on the school's or teacher's page.
- 3
Put a tag on the stage or the programme.
- 4
Keep older performers' pages current as they start to play out.
Free: your page, links, gigs and residencies, and a booking form. Pro adds song requests, tips, invoices and more than one act. Tips go straight into your own Ziina or Stripe account, and GigTag takes 0%.
Questions
GigTag for music schools and showcases: your questions
Is GigTag a learning platform?
No. It does not teach, set work or track progress. It is a page and a tag for performers.
Can we take payments for lessons?
No. Lessons and fees stay with your school's own system. Tips and invoices are for performers who play gigs.
Do children need an account?
A parent or teacher should set up and look after a young performer's page. The audience needs no account or app.
Is it free?
A page, links, gigs and a booking form are free. Tips and invoices are on Pro.
Also made for
Guides to read next
For musicians
One code on your stand. Requests, tips and the next gig behind it.
No app for your audience, nothing to download. Free to start.