All of these tasks start on Timetable in the sidebar.

Add a one-off lesson

  1. Go to the week of the lesson. Use Last, Today and Next in the Navigate panel.
  2. Select the empty time slot at the start time. For a longer lesson, drag down to the end time.
  3. In the Create Event panel, check Start and End.
  4. Leave Event Type on Lesson.
  5. Choose the student in Student.
  6. Leave Recurring empty.
  7. Select Save.

The Create Event panel for 21 Oct at 5:00 PM, with Lesson and Rafi Okafor selected and Recurring not ticked

To add a lesson that repeats every week, tick Recurring and enter 1 in Repeat every. See Set up your studio for a worked example.

Move a lesson to a new time

  1. Drag the lesson to the new day and time on the timetable.
  2. For a lesson that repeats, choose what to move:
    • This event moves only this lesson. The rest stay at the usual time.
    • This and future events moves this lesson and every lesson after it.
  3. For a one-off lesson, select This event.

The Moving Esther Moss dialog with Cancel, This event and This and future events buttons

A lesson that is already on an invoice moves the same way. It keeps its line on the invoice.

To move a lesson to another week, open that week’s timetable and add a one-off lesson there. Then cancel the original lesson.

Change a lesson’s time or how it repeats

  1. Select the lesson on the timetable. The Selected Event panel opens on the right.
  2. Select the pencil icon (Edit selected event).
  3. Change Start, End, Recurring, Repeat every or Stop repeating (optional).
  4. Select Save.

The Selected Event panel for Rafi Okafor with the pencil and bin icons at the top

The change applies to this lesson and every lesson after it. The dialog shows the date it starts from.

The Editing Rafi Okafor dialog with Start, End, Recurring and Repeat every fields, and the note “This will change all events from 23/10/2026”

The pencil icon is not available on a lesson you have already invoiced. You can still cancel it.

To stop a weekly lesson from a date, enter that date in Stop repeating (optional). To end lessons with a student completely, see How to end lessons with a student.

Cancel a lesson

  1. Select the lesson on the timetable.
  2. Select the bin icon (Cancel selected event). You can also press the Delete key.
  3. For a lesson that repeats, choose what to cancel:
    • This event cancels only this lesson.
    • This and future events cancels this lesson and every lesson after it.
  4. For a one-off lesson, select This event.

The Cancel selected event? dialog for a lesson that is not invoiced, with Cancel and This event buttons

Soniq Studio shows “Event deleted”. The lesson leaves the timetable.

Cancel a lesson you have already invoiced

When the lesson is on an invoice, the dialog asks What happens to the money?

  1. Choose one option:
    • No adjustment: nothing is owed back.
    • Owe a makeup lesson: adds a lesson credit for the family.
    • Refund the money: adds a refund to a draft credit note. This option is available only after the family has paid the invoice.
  2. Enter a Reason (optional), for example “Teacher unwell”.
  3. Select This event or This and future events.

The Cancel selected event? dialog with the question What happens to the money?, three options, a Reason field, and This event and This and future events buttons

Soniq Studio shows “Lesson cancelled”. With Owe a makeup lesson, it shows “Lesson cancelled and a makeup added”.

To use a lesson credit later, select the replacement lesson on the timetable. Select Give as a makeup in the Selected Event panel. Soniq Studio does not invoice that lesson.

For a refund, open the draft credit note to send the money back. See How to issue a refund or credit.