Guides & Playbooks
Crescender resources for working musicians and teachers
Practical, non-fluff walkthroughs: building setlists, running practice that improves, organizing gear, and handing off songwriting ideas from Clavet into your live sets.
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Crescender
Build a setlist you can actually trust on stage
A practical flow for 30/45/60-minute shows: pacing, transitions, backups, and how to keep everyone synced in Crescender.
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Crescender
Practice that actually sticks and shows progress
A lightweight 7-day structure, how to log effectively, and how to read Crescender charts so you know you're improving.
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Crescender
Gear inventory that's ready for gigs and insurance
Catalog instruments, pedals, keyboards, amps, and cases in Crescender with photos, serials, valuations, and shareable boards.
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Clavet
Songwriting with Clavet + Crescender
Capture lyrics and drafts in Clavet, then flow them into Crescender setlists with clean handoff and versioning.
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Crescender
Running your band in Crescender without the chaos
Set up your band, manage members, coordinate events, build setlists, and handle finances—all in one place.
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Crescender
Track music income and expenses for stress-free tax time
Set up your money tracker, record income and expenses, handle Australian GST, and export clean records for your accountant.
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Crescender
Master your music calendar: gigs, rehearsals, and lessons
Create events, set reminders, link setlists and finances, and never double-book again.
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Crescender
Managing students and assignments as a music teacher
Set up your teacher account, manage students, create assignments, track progress, and communicate with parents.
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Crescender
Getting started as a music student on Crescender
Create your account, connect with your teacher, view assignments, log practice, and track your progress.
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Clavet
Getting started with Clavet songwriting
Learn the basics of Clavet: creating songs, adding sections, editing lyrics, and saving your work.
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Clavet
Writing and organising lyrics in Clavet
Master the lyric workspace, create sections, format effectively, use version history, and organise your ideas.
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Clavet
Capturing melodies and ideas with voice recording
Record audio snippets, get automatic transcription, attach recordings to sections, and manage your voice memos effectively.
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Clavet
Using Clavet's AI assistant without losing your voice
Understand what the AI does, privacy guarantees, transcription and cleanup, organisation suggestions, and when to use AI help.
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Clavet
Collaborating on songs without losing track of contributions
Invite collaborators, set ownership splits, use chat and communication, track changes, resolve conflicts, and export collaboration records.
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GearGrabber
Getting started with GearGrabber receipt scanning
Learn what GearGrabber is, how to open it, scan your first receipt, review extracted data, and see where your records go.
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GearGrabber
Capturing receipts for maximum accuracy
Learn photo capture tips, PDF upload, what makes a good receipt photo, handling poor quality receipts, editing extracted data, and batch processing.
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GearGrabber
Using GearGrabber for Australian tax time
Understand why receipts matter, GST handling, tax-deductible categories, exporting for accountant, end of financial year checklist, and common deductions for musicians.
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Why these guides?
These are the recurring workflows we see across bands, teachers, and independent artists. They're written to be usable even if you are not logged in yet, with clear calls to jump into Crescender or Clavet when you're ready.