For people who run a teaching practice on their own
The paperwork of a teaching practice, designed as one system.
FirstProof builds complete document systems — not single templates. A sequence of documents in the order you actually use them, designed together so they match, and shown in full before you buy.
- Instant digital download
- US Letter and A4
- Editable files included
- No account or subscription
The name
A first proof is the copy you check before the run is printed.
It is the moment something stops being a draft. That is what this shop is named after, and it is what it sells: work that has already been thought through.
Designed as a set
The documents match each other because they were designed together — not collected from different places and dropped into one folder.
Shown before you buy
The product images are real pages, rendered from the real files. If a page is in the pictures, it is in the download.
Plain on purpose
What you hand a family should look like your practice, not like something bought online. Nothing here is decorative.
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Studio Welcome System
Everything you need to take a private music student from first inquiry to first paid lesson: 11 coordinated documents delivered as 31 files, including 9 editable Word documents, 1 editable spreadsheet, and print-ready US Letter and...
$22.00One-time purchase · instant download
Why FirstProof
Decisions already made, so you do not have to make them again.
Two paper sizes, composed separately
US Letter and A4 in their own folders. Each set is composed for its own size rather than one size scaled to fit the other, so margins and line breaks are right in whichever you use.
Opens in what you already have
Print-ready PDFs, plus editable files in standard Word and spreadsheet formats. No macros, no locked fields, no design software, and nothing to sign up for.
Prints in black and white
Nothing depends on color to be understood, so a home printer is enough. The files also print correctly at a print shop if you prefer.
Built to be edited
The parts meant to be changed are shaded so you can see them at a glance. The editable files are set in Arial, which both Windows and Mac include as standard.
Buying a digital system
Nothing is printed, packed or shipped.
Everything in this shop is a digital download. This is exactly what happens after you pay.
1 · Checkout
Payment is handled by Shopify. There is no delivery address to enter, because there is nothing to ship.
2 · Your link arrives
Your download link is emailed to you as soon as payment clears, and it is also on your order confirmation page.
3 · Open the files
The download is a zip file. It will save on a phone, but it is far easier to unzip on a computer.
Because the files are delivered instantly, digital downloads cannot be returned once purchased — which is exactly why every page is shown in full before you buy. If a file is damaged, will not open, or is not what the listing described, message me within 30 days of purchase and I will send a working file or refund the order. I usually reply within one business day. Read the full FAQ