Enrichment · Arts & Creativity

Every horn, case and bow,
accounted for.

A music program’s instruments are often its most valuable property, spread across dozens of students’ homes. Keep one record per instrument: tag, serial, condition and value, who has it and whether the family signed, and what has been repaired. The inventory totals the collection and flags what needs attention.

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Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Or get it in the Arts & Creativity collection, $69 for 23 items.

Your instruments

The worked example is made up: a tuba on loan since August with no signed agreement, and a clarinet waiting for repair. Saved on this device only; students are listed by ID code, not name.

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What you get

Enrichment · Arts & Creativity$19 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
A record per instrument: asset tag, instrument and family, make and serial, condition, replacement value, last service, the student ID it is loaned to, the agreement and loan date, and a repair log with costs. Totals repairs and months since service; across the inventory, totals value, instruments needing repair and on loan; flags repairs, overdue service, unsigned loans, out-of-service loans and missing serials.
Who it is for
Band, orchestra and general music teachers and fine arts coordinators.
Format
Browser inventory with a saved record per instrument. Prints one instrument card, the whole inventory in a table or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$19 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Arts & Creativity collection ($69) and the Enrichment Suite pass ($119), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Arts & Creativity space in Caveat Enrichment.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Tag each instrument and record the make and serial.
  2. Set its condition, value and last service date.
  3. Record the student ID and the signed agreement when it goes out.
  4. Log every repair with its cost.
  5. Review the flags each term and before summer repairs.

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Service by family

Service by family, as a rule of thumbFamilyProfessional checkBetween checksWoodwindsEvery yearSwab after playing; check padsBrassEvery yearOil valves; bath at homeStringsEvery year or twoWipe rosin; watch the bridgePercussionAs neededHeads, stands, hardwareKeyboardsTune pianos yearlyCover; keep humidity steadyService by family, as a rule of thumbWoodwindsProfessional check: Every yearBetween checks: Swab after playing; check padsBrassProfessional check: Every yearBetween checks: Oil valves; bath at homeStringsProfessional check: Every year or twoBetween checks: Wipe rosin; watch the bridgePercussionProfessional check: As neededBetween checks: Heads, stands, hardwareKeyboardsProfessional check: Tune pianos yearlyBetween checks: Cover; keep humidity steady
Summer is the usual time for school repairs: shops are less busy and instruments are back from students.

The loan agreement

A good agreement names the instrument by tag and serial, its condition going out, who pays for damage beyond normal wear, what happens if it is lost or stolen and the return date. Many districts have a standard form; use it if yours does.

Student privacy

Use student ID codes here, not names, and keep the list linking codes to students in the school’s own system.

Sources

  1. National Association for Music Education. Opportunity-to-learn standards for equipment and maintenance (nafme.org).
  2. National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians. Instrument care guides (napbirt.org).
  3. Government Finance Officers Association. Capital asset inventory best practices (gfoa.org).
  4. U.S. Department of Education. Protecting Student Privacy, FERPA guidance (studentprivacy.ed.gov).

The worked examples are made up. Service intervals are general rules of thumb; your repair technician’s advice and district policy govern. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.