Teach the lesson. The notes write themselves.
In 63 BC, a secretary named Marcus Tullius Tiro did something no one had managed before: he found a way to write as fast as a man could speak. His shorthand — some four thousand marks — let Cicero's speeches be captured whole, as they were spoken, instead of half-remembered afterwards.
Tiro was Cicero's slave, then his freedman, and finally his friend and editor. The system he invented outlived them both by a thousand years.
Every teacher deserves a Tiro.
Your students and notes are visible only to your account.
A parent? Read your child's lesson notes at the parent portal. Your teacher gives you a code the first time.
Enter the email for your account and we'll send a reset link if it's on file.
Passwords must be at least 10 characters.
These finished recording but never reached the Tiro server. They're stored in this browser and will keep until you send them.
Selecting a student saves this lesson to their history, and lets the notes refer back to recent lessons.
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Add them before recording and the notes can refer to them by label. Images stay in this tab and are embedded directly into what you copy — they're never uploaded, so they're lost if you refresh the page.
Edit before copying. Saving keeps your version in the student's history. Highlight a misspelling here to fix it and teach Tiro the correct spelling.
The transcript may have misheard a term. Confirm once and Tiro will remember for every future lesson.
Rewrites these notes from the same transcript — no re-recording. The new version replaces what's above and is saved automatically. If you've edited the notes yourself, press "Save changes" to keep the rewrite.
Saved according to your surname setting in Settings.
Only needed to tell two same-named students apart. Your own tag — not the surname.
Paste this student's Canvas assignment page address once. After each lesson you'll get a button that opens it, ready to paste the notes.
Give a parent a code and they can read this student's lesson notes on their own phone. They see the notes only — never the recording or the transcript.
Save your spreadsheet as CSV, then choose it here. The first row must be the column headings. Only Name is needed; Instrument, Label and Canvas URL are used if they are there. A file exported from a timetabling app works as it is — its Year Level becomes the label, and columns Tiro does not use are ignored.
Not sure of the layout? Download the example, replace the sample rows with your students, and import it back.
When the transcript says the wrong word (e.g. “Sevcheck” or “Boeing”), Tiro replaces it before writing notes. Add a pair below — misspelling → correct spelling. These are your own corrections, used from the moment you add them. Tiro also has its own list, built up from the corrections teachers make.
For lessons you teach to several students at once. One set of notes is written and filed on every student's page, so a correction only has to be made once. Parents see the same note, as they do the lesson.
Tap each student who is in this group.
Correct spellings this studio teaches — composer names, étude titles, AMEB terms. Tiro matches lesson transcripts against this list. Add your studio's words below; shared terms (Sevcik, coda, and the rest) are read-only.
Headings alone don't tell the model what each heading is for. Use this to say what belongs under each one, and any house rules. Up to 4000 characters.
With emphasis on, the notes may use bold for a key point and italics for piece titles. It carries across when you copy into email or Word, and quietly disappears when you paste somewhere plain.
Saving with an existing name updates that template. Parents read these notes, so tone matters — try "direct and firm" or "warm and encouraging".
Templates other teachers use. "Use this" adds your own copy that you can then edit.
Lesson notes go home to parents, so they should read the way you write. You can change this later in Settings.
This sets whether Tiro keeps your students' full surnames. Schools usually ask for the short form. You can change it later in Settings.
A file in your Downloads folder is something you can see; browser storage is not. Tiro deletes the audio on the server as soon as it has been transcribed, either way.
On by default: a student typed as "Jane Smith" is saved as "Jane Smith". Turn it off and they are saved as "Jane S." instead. Either way this changes only the names saved from now on.
Which English the notes are written in. Applies to notes written from now on — notes already filed are left as they are.
Auto follows the setting on this device. The choice is remembered in this browser only, so it does not follow you to another computer.
Signed in as
Usage only. Teacher identities, student names, notes and transcripts are not visible here, by design.
Teachers need this code when they create an account. Use “Copy invite message” to share it, or “New code” to retire the old one immediately (no restart).
Pairs teachers have added for themselves. Approve puts one on the shared list, correcting it in every teacher's lessons. Decline means not for everyone — the teacher keeps it and it goes on working for them, which is what a studio's own words like “Cha Cha Bowing” want.
Terms teachers have added for their studio. Approve puts one on the shared list, available to every teacher. Decline means not for everyone — the teacher keeps it on their own list, which is what studio-only words like “Cha Cha Bowing” want.
Every term on the system — the shared list plus each teacher's own. Teachers add their own; approving one above moves it here as shared. You can edit, deactivate or delete any of them.
Every pair on the system — the shared list plus each teacher's own. Teachers add their own; approving one above moves it here as shared. You can edit, deactivate or delete any of them.
For a data-governance review: shows exactly what is held — every teacher, student, transcript and note. Nothing hidden.