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The LilyPad Journey

Seven tiers. Real milestones.

From first notes to confident performance, each stage builds your voice, ear, confidence, and musical identity.

Click any frog to see what you'll unlock.

Promotions require both the time floor and the skill checkpoint.

Milestones at a glance

What you unlock as you grow.

TrialTier 0

Egg

Trial Student
Milestones
  • Show up for your trial lesson
  • Discover your vocal starting point
  • Choose your journey
What you'll work on
  • 30-minute trial lesson
  • Vocal assessment by Lewis
  • Goal-setting conversation
  • No commitment required
~1 monthTier 1

Tadpole

First Voice Steps
Milestones
  • Complete your first month of lessons
  • Establish a weekly practice routine
  • Master your first foundational vocal skills
What you'll work on
  • Vocal basics & pitch matching
  • Breath control fundamentals
  • First simple songs
  • Confidence building
~2 monthsTier 2

Froglet

Foundation Builder
Milestones
  • First complete song, start to finish
  • Performance video sent home to family
  • Earn your Froglet enamel pin
What you'll work on
  • Scale work & tone building
  • Ear training
  • Rhythm & timing
  • Repertoire growth
  • Performance video + enamel pin
~3 monthsTier 3

Lily Pad Frog

Studio Day Ready
Milestones
  • Three polished songs in your repertoire
  • First Studio Day — recorded, mixed, edited
  • Branded video to share
What you'll work on
  • A polished repertoire of three+ songs
  • Microphone technique introduction
  • Recording basics
  • Mid-range expansion
  • First Studio Day — your first real recording
~6 monthsTier 4

Bullfrog

Confident Singer
Milestones
  • Demonstrate smooth chest-to-head voice transitions
  • Write your first original idea in a dedicated Songwriting Spark session
  • Perform songs with your own style and artistic identity
What you'll work on
  • Advanced breath support
  • Song interpretation & phrasing
  • Range development
  • Smoother transitions
  • Dedicated Songwriting Spark creative session
~1 yearTier 5

Golden Frog

Stage Ready
Milestones
  • Perform a full piece cleanly
  • Record your debut single
  • Mixed and mastered release
What you'll work on
  • Mic technique & vocal stamina
  • Performance coaching & stage presence
  • Song arrangement
  • Audition prep
  • Debut Single — fully mixed and mastered
By invitation only
By invitationTier 6

Artist Frog

Artist & Collaborator

Past Golden Frog, you've crossed the line from student to collaborator. Paid sessions, real-world collabs, and a track on the studio's compilation release.

Milestones
  • Original songwriting and production
  • Paid recording at Playhouse Audio
  • Compilation release feature
What you'll work on
  • Original songwriting & production
  • Paid recording at Playhouse Audio
  • Compilation release feature
  • Collab pipeline with Lewis
  • Industry-level coaching
Book your free trial — start as Egg →

Every singer starts at Egg with a free trial lesson. Tiers are earned through showing up and putting in the work — your monthly tuition stays the same as you progress.

How promotions work

Two things have to happen before you move up. Not one. Both.

⏳

Time floor

Each tier has a minimum amount of time you have to spend at it — 1 month for Tadpole, 2 months for Froglet, 3 months for Lily Pad Frog, and so on. This isn't arbitrary; the time floor is what protects against a student rushing through the foundations and burning out.

✓

Skill checkpoint

A specific, measurable thing you can do — first song learned start to finish, three songs in repertoire, sight-read a piece, etc. Lewis marks it off in your dashboard when it's real.

You promote when both are met. Twice-a-week students typically hit the skill checkpoint before the time floor — they promote on skill the moment they're ready.

A typical student journey

For most students taking lessons once a week. Faster cadence → faster progression.

  1. 1
    Day 1

    Egg — your free trial

    30 minutes at the studio, no card needed. We figure out your voice, your goals, and whether LilyPad is your fit. You hatch into Tadpole ready to go.

  2. 2
    Month 1

    Tadpole — first month complete

    Foundation month — ear training, breath basics, first simple songs. You finish with a welcome kit (digital + physical) and your first practice plan.

  3. 3
    Month 2

    Froglet — first song complete

    Your first full song, start to finish. We record a polished video to send home. You earn your Froglet enamel pin.

  4. 4
    Month 3

    Lily Pad Frog — First Studio Day

    Three polished songs in your repertoire. You earn a real recorded session in Lewis's studio — mixed, edited, and turned into a branded video you can share.

  5. 5
    Month 6

    Bullfrog — Songwriting Spark

    You can sight-read or improvise on the fly. We co-write or jam on your own ideas for an hour. You walk away with a Bullfrog T-shirt.

  6. 6
    Month 12+

    Golden Frog — Debut Single

    A full year of work pays off. You record your debut single — a one-hour studio session, mixed and mastered. Your first real release out in the world.

  7. 7
    By invitation

    Artist Frog — Collaborator

    Past Golden Frog, top students cross the line from student to collaborator — paid recording sessions, real-world collabs, and a track on the studio compilation.

Ready to start your journey?

Free trial — 30 minutes at the studio, no card needed. Hatch your Egg and find out where your voice can go.

Book your free trial →