For most music school profiles the best primary category is Music school — use it when: music lessons business. Choose Music instructor instead if individual teacher. Choose Piano instructor verify instead if piano teacher. For education and childcare, categories should match what you are registered or licensed to provide; don't add a school or childcare category for occasional workshops.
Open the free tool for a music school → tick what you really offer and get a copy-ready setup sheet
Primary category
- Music school — Music lessons business who else uses it
- Music instructor — Individual teacher
- Piano instructor verify — Piano teacher
Secondary (additional) categories
Add one only if the condition is genuinely true at this location. Fewer, accurate categories beat a full list of nine.
- Guitar instructor — only if: guitar lessons
- Musical instrument rental service — only if: instrument rental who else uses it
1 category is marked verify: it may not appear in every account or country. If you can't find it in Google's dropdown, skip it rather than picking something close but wrong.
Categories to avoid
These are often added to music school profiles but usually describe a different or broader business:
- Musical instrument store (unless retail)
Address or service area?
Can be either: show the address if customers come to you, add service areas if you also travel to them, or hide the address if you only work on-site. Service-area vs storefront rules.
Starter services to add
Categories say what you are; services say what you do. Good first entries:
- Piano lessons
- Guitar lessons
- Singing lessons
Check before you change anything
Search “music lessons” on Google Maps in your own area, open the top few profiles and note their primary category (shown under the business name). Use what's common as a sanity check, not a template — your categories must describe your business. Ready to switch? How to change your category safely.
Profile problems?
Suspended, stuck in verification, or not showing on Maps? See the free fix guides: suspended profile · verification failed · not on Maps · name rules.