July 23, 2026
Continue Working, Even While We’re Updating Opus1
Opus1 ships updates regularly to keep improving the platform. Now, if you have a tab open during a release, it updates cleanly in the background instead of throwing errors, which is especially helpful for staff working over VPN.
What’s New:
- Smoother Background Updates: Prior release files now stay available for a grace period, so an open tab picks up changes cleanly instead of being replaced right away.
- VPN User Friendly: This especially helps staff on VPNs, whose sessions are more likely to land on a mid-update version.
- Keep Working Without Interruption: Stay in your current session, whether you’re mid-import or mid-task, without interruption.
- Smoother Background Updates: Prior release files now stay available for a grace period, so an open tab picks up changes cleanly instead of being replaced right away.
- VPN User Friendly: This especially helps staff on VPNs, whose sessions are more likely to land on a mid-update version.
- Keep Working Without Interruption: Stay in your current session, whether you’re mid-import or mid-task, without interruption.
July 23, 2026
Keep Recital Audio Organized From Rehearsal to Show Day
Opus1 keeps every recital slot, track, and file in one place, and now includes one more safeguard: a confirmation step before deleting an audio track or URL from a recital slot.
What’s New:
- Audio and File Management Built Into Recitals: Attach tracks, files, or URLs directly to each recital slot, keeping everything performers need in one place.
- Confirmation Before Deleting Audio: Removing an audio track or URL now requires confirming the action first.
- Audio and File Management Built Into Recitals: Attach tracks, files, or URLs directly to each recital slot, keeping everything performers need in one place.
- Confirmation Before Deleting Audio: Removing an audio track or URL now requires confirming the action first.
July 23, 2026
Location Data Now Included in Standard Multi-Location Payroll Exports
For schools running multiple locations, the standard detailed CSV payroll export now shows the assigned location for manually-created paid break blocks. Payroll teams can categorize and reconcile by location without cross-referencing separate reports.
What’s New:
- Location Visibility in Every Export: Manually-created paid break (unavailability) blocks now display their assigned location in the standard detailed CSV payroll export.
- Consistent Across Export Sizes: Standard and large async exports now show the same location data, without extra manual work.
- Faster Reconciliation: Categorize and reconcile paid breaks by location without extra manual work.
- Location Visibility in Every Export: Manually-created paid break (unavailability) blocks now display their assigned location in the standard detailed CSV payroll export.
- Consistent Across Export Sizes: Standard and large async exports now show the same location data, without extra manual work.
- Faster Reconciliation: Categorize and reconcile paid breaks by location without extra manual work.
July 23, 2026
Get New Schools Up and Running Faster With Staff Import
Staff import cuts down the manual work of onboarding a new school or adding staff at scale, replacing one-by-one entry with a single validated, trackable process. It’s live today for Opus1 superusers, with broader access coming in a future release.
What’s New:
- Editable Review Grid: Superusers can review validated staff records in an editable grid before anything is imported.
- One-Click Import: Trigger the entire import process with a single action, cutting down the clicks it takes to get a school set up.
- Real-Time Progress Tracking: Track job progress as it runs through the importer API.
- More Access Coming Soon: Staff import is rolling out to more users in an upcoming release.
- Editable Review Grid: Superusers can review validated staff records in an editable grid before anything is imported.
- One-Click Import: Trigger the entire import process with a single action, cutting down the clicks it takes to get a school set up.
- Real-Time Progress Tracking: Track job progress as it runs through the importer API.
- More Access Coming Soon: Staff import is rolling out to more users in an upcoming release.
July 16, 2026
Built for Growing Schools: Batch Enroll Entire Class Rosters
As your school grows, so do your class sizes and the number of students moving between levels each term. Batch Enroll lets you move an entire cohort into a new session or class together.
What’s New:
- Batch Selection — Select one or multiple students directly from an existing class roster.
- One-Step Enrollment — Move the entire group into a new session or class without repeat data entry.
- Built for Level Transitions — Designed for moments like Ballet I to Ballet II, when groups advance together.
- Scales With Your School — The bigger your class sizes, the more time this saves.
- Batch Selection — Select one or multiple students directly from an existing class roster.
- One-Step Enrollment — Move the entire group into a new session or class without repeat data entry.
- Built for Level Transitions — Designed for moments like Ballet I to Ballet II, when groups advance together.
- Scales With Your School — The bigger your class sizes, the more time this saves.
July 16, 2026
Create Payment Plans Faster With Built-In Sensible Defaults
New subscription payment plans for private and group classes now come pre-configured with the settings schools use most often, reducing setup mistakes while staff retain full control to override any default that doesn’t fit their school.
What’s New:
- Reliable Baseline Settings — Plan naming, billing method, proration, and start timing follow a consistent pattern every time a plan is created.
- Override Anytime — Staff can adjust any default; nothing is locked in.
- Less Setup Time — Staff spend less time building each plan from scratch.
- Reliable Baseline Settings — Plan naming, billing method, proration, and start timing follow a consistent pattern every time a plan is created.
- Override Anytime — Staff can adjust any default; nothing is locked in.
- Less Setup Time — Staff spend less time building each plan from scratch.
July 16, 2026
Turn On SMS Yourself, Right Inside Opus1
SMS reminders help families show up on time and keep classes full. Now getting started is just as easy: purchase and activate the Opus1 SMS add-on directly inside the product, no call needed.
What’s New:
- Fewer No-Shows — SMS reminders cut missed appointments, with schools seeing up to 30% fewer no-shows compared to email alone.
- Real Two-Way Conversations — Families get a dedicated number they can actually reply to, so reschedules and quick questions happen without a game of phone tag.
- Messages That Get Seen — Texts see open rates around 98%, compared to roughly 20% for email, so reminders about lessons and schedule changes actually reach families.
- Self-Serve Setup — Purchase and activate directly inside Opus1, no sales call, no waiting on a rep.
- Fewer No-Shows — SMS reminders cut missed appointments, with schools seeing up to 30% fewer no-shows compared to email alone.
- Real Two-Way Conversations — Families get a dedicated number they can actually reply to, so reschedules and quick questions happen without a game of phone tag.
- Messages That Get Seen — Texts see open rates around 98%, compared to roughly 20% for email, so reminders about lessons and schedule changes actually reach families.
- Self-Serve Setup — Purchase and activate directly inside Opus1, no sales call, no waiting on a rep.
July 16, 2026
Introducing the Opus1 Resource Center: Support, Community, and Product Updates
A new icon in your navigation bar opens a dedicated space for support, community, and updates, right inside your dashboard, and now surfaces Available Upgrades like SMS if your school doesn’t have it yet, with Plus and Voice flows coming soon.
What’s New:
- Resource Center — A new icon in the bottom-left navigation opens a dedicated space for support, community, and updates.
- Available Upgrades — See Opus1 solutions relevant to your school, like SMS if you don’t have it yet, right from the Resource Center. Plus and Voice flows are coming soon.
- Instant Knowledge Base Access — Search help articles directly from the Resource Center, no need to leave your dashboard or open a new tab.
- Product Updates Feed — Catch up on what’s new in Opus1 without visiting the website separately.
- Facebook Group — Connect with other music and dance school owners with a single click.
- Resource Center — A new icon in the bottom-left navigation opens a dedicated space for support, community, and updates.
- Available Upgrades — See Opus1 solutions relevant to your school, like SMS if you don’t have it yet, right from the Resource Center. Plus and Voice flows are coming soon.
- Instant Knowledge Base Access — Search help articles directly from the Resource Center, no need to leave your dashboard or open a new tab.
- Product Updates Feed — Catch up on what’s new in Opus1 without visiting the website separately.
- Facebook Group — Connect with other music and dance school owners with a single click.
July 16, 2026
Reach the Right Parent Right Away: Email Now in Your Prospect Conversion Export
The Prospect Conversion Stats report CSV export now includes the client’s email address, along with up to two account manager names and emails, so you can follow up without leaving the report.
What’s New:
- Client Email Included — The Prospect Conversion Stats CSV export now includes the client’s email address.
- Account Manager Contacts — Up to two account manager names and emails are included alongside each record.
- One Export, No Cross-Referencing — No need to pull the All Clients export separately just to find contact info for a prospect.
- Faster Follow-Up — Reach the parent or guardian directly, without extra steps.
- Client Email Included — The Prospect Conversion Stats CSV export now includes the client’s email address.
- Account Manager Contacts — Up to two account manager names and emails are included alongside each record.
- One Export, No Cross-Referencing — No need to pull the All Clients export separately just to find contact info for a prospect.
- Faster Follow-Up — Reach the parent or guardian directly, without extra steps.
July 9, 2026
Group Class Management, Supercharged
Group classes in Opus1 are more powerful than ever. Enrollment, scheduling, and class management have all gotten a serious upgrade. Read the full recap on our blog
What’s New:
- Faster, more flexible enrollment for group classes
- Easier scheduling and holds for students on breaks
- Clearer visibility for staff and families
- Automatic handling for trials and expired pre-enrollments
- Faster, more flexible enrollment for group classes
- Easier scheduling and holds for students on breaks
- Clearer visibility for staff and families
- Automatic handling for trials and expired pre-enrollments
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