Watch the 2-minute setup
LT Cadenza is a block theme for independent music schools and music teachers: piano, guitar, violin, voice and drum lessons for children and adult beginners. Its look comes from a teacher’s annotated score: staff lines, a highlighter for free places and a few pencil-red marks. See it live in the demo.
Section patterns (Pro)
| Pattern | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Hero with staff and trial lesson card | A large headline sitting on a five-line staff. Your instruments sit on the staff as notes and each links to its lesson. Next to it, a free trial lesson card (instrument, age, day, length, price). |
| Instruments programme | Each instrument as a line of a concert programme: line drawing, name, who it suits, from-price and a trial link. |
| How lessons work | Four numbered steps: free trial lesson, a plan that fits, weekly lessons, playing for others. |
| Weekly timetable on staves | One staff per day with lessons as labelled blocks. Highlight the slots that still have places free. |
| Term fees | A printed fee list with dotted leaders, the free trial lesson highlighted, and notes on siblings, paying and missed lessons. |
| Recitals and exams | Photo, termly recital, optional graded exams and this year’s dates, with a circled “new” mark. |
| About the school | Photo of a lesson, the school’s story and a list ticked in pencil. |
| Teachers | Four portraits with instrument and a one-line bio. |
| Reviews from parents and students | Three sample quotes (use real reviews only). |
| Frequently asked questions | Starting age, practice at home, renting an instrument, missed lessons, exams, adult beginners. |
| Lesson hours and location | Lesson hours, address, phone and a map with directions. |
| Contact details | Call, email and visit, each under a hairline. |
| Term dates strip | This term’s dates between two hairlines, with a trial lesson button. |
| Trial lesson call to action | Prussian blue band with booking and phone buttons. |
| Latest articles | Your three newest blog posts. |
Page layouts (Pro)
- Home page: the complete homepage.
- Lessons page: instruments, term fees, timetable, FAQ and the trial lesson call to action.
- About page: the school’s story, teachers, recitals and exams, how lessons work, reviews and the call to action.
- Contact page: contact details, term dates, lesson hours with map and the call to action.
Demo content to replace
- Phone
(555) 016-4950, email[email protected]and the Orchard Lane address in Springfield (header, footer, hero, contact sections), and the street parking note. - Lesson hours in the top bar, footer and the lesson hours section.
- The instruments, starting ages and “From $22 a lesson” prices, and the trial lesson card.
- The timetable (every day, time and highlighted free place), marked “Example timetable”.
- The term fees and every note marked “(example)” or “Example prices”: sibling discount, paying in parts, missed-lesson rule, instrument hire.
- Term, recital and exam dates marked “(sample dates)”, and the circled “new” mark.
- The four sample teachers, their bios and photos, and the sample reviews from “Sample parent” and “Sample adult student”.
- The “Book a free trial lesson” buttons: link them to your booking or scheduling system.
Write only what is true for your school. Do not add teacher qualifications, accreditations, background checks, exam results or years of experience you cannot confirm, and name an exam board only if you really enter students with it. Publish reviews only from real parents and students who agreed to it. Do not show children who can be identified in photos without a parent’s written permission: hands on instruments, backs and side views work well.
Photo guide
Replace the illustrations and placeholder portraits with your own photos: select the image in the editor, then Replace. These sizes look sharp on large screens without slowing the site down.
| Image | Shape | Upload size | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| About photo | Landscape 5:4 | 1600 × 1280 px | A lesson in progress: hands on the instrument, or the teacher beside a student seen from the side or behind. |
| Recital photo | Landscape 4:3 | 1600 × 1200 px | Your recital room or a small concert, ideally with the audience seen from behind. |
| Teacher photos | Portrait 4:5 | 800 × 1000 px | Head and shoulders with their instrument, same background and light for everyone. Ask each person before you publish. |
| Map picture | Landscape 3:2 | 1600 × 1040 px | A screenshot of your map, or keep the illustration; the button links to Google Maps. |
| Blog featured images | Landscape 3:2 | 1600 × 1067 px | Shown on the blog cards and at the top of each post. |
| Logo (header and footer) | Wide or square | At least 200 px tall, PNG with a transparent background or SVG | Shown about 44 px tall. Set it in Appearance → Editor: select the logo block. |
| Site icon | Square | 512 × 512 px | The small icon in browser tabs. Settings → General → Site Icon. |
- Save photos as JPEG or WebP and keep each file under about 300 KB (a free tool such as squoosh.app does this).
- WordPress crops to the shape for you: select the image → Crop in the toolbar to choose which part shows.
- Fill in the Alternative text of each photo (for example “Our reception desk”) for accessibility and Google.
- Only use photos you own or have permission for. Ask clients before you publish photos of them.
Colour styles
Manuscript (default: cool paper, score ink, Prussian blue and a yellow highlighter), Nocturne (dark manuscript with pale blue and amber), Rosin (warm spruce browns) and Chalk (classroom green with a pink highlighter). Try them in the live demo with the colour dots in the top bar.
Trial lesson bookings
LT Cadenza has no built-in form. Link the “Book a free trial lesson” buttons to your booking or scheduling system, or add your form plugin’s block to the Contact page. Ask only for what you need to arrange the lesson: the player’s first name, age, instrument and a contact for the parent or adult student.