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Music licensing for yoga, Pilates and barre studios in the United States

Music for every mat, reformer and barre class. Licensed.

One Melodial license covers the classes on your timetable and the music in your reception area. $6.99 a month per location.

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Why a studio's classes need their own license

Classes are where most music services stop. Pandora CloudCover says plainly: "If you just offer fitness classes like yoga or Pilates where the music is essential, then you wouldn't be covered with us" (CloudCover licensing FAQ). Custom Channels lists yoga and Pilates among the instructor-led classes it isn't licensed for (Custom Channels help center).

So a studio playing mainstream music in class takes out its own fitness licenses. ASCAP prices group classes by weekly participant capacity, starting at $545 a year for up to 500 participants (ASCAP 2026 fitness rates). BMI charges per member, with a minimum of $420 a year per location (BMI 2025–26 fitness rates). That's at least $965 a year, before SESAC and GMR.

Melodial owns every track it plays, and none is registered with a performing rights organization. Our license covers your classes and your reception, as long as the music comes from Melodial.

Wordless playlists for slow flows and stretch

Low-energy, instrumental playlists for flow, stretch and the end of class.

Long Exhale
Long Exhale
Still wordless calm

No words and nothing that resolves loudly, for the end of a class.

Deep Stillness
Deep Stillness
Still, spacious ambient

Long tones, slow movement and almost no percussion.

Waiting Room
Waiting Room
Calm wordless mix

Neoclassical strings, acoustic guitar and quiet jazz with soft chillout underneath, wordless throughout.

Quiet Modern
Quiet Modern
Spare modern classical

Contemporary classical writing stripped to its essentials.

Low Light
Low Light
Slow, wordless chill

Downtempo textures with a soft, slow steady beat and no vocals at all.

Deep Blue
Deep Blue
Slow, wordless downtempo

Downtempo taken right down: slow beats, deep pads and long sustained tones, with no vocal at all.

For a class to be covered by our license, every track in it has to come from Melodial.

Hear more playlists, or start your free trial to play the full catalog.

How it fits your studio day

Most studios run a few distinct moods between opening and close. Here's how Melodial handles them.

  • Flow classes. Waiting Room or Quiet Modern for vinyasa and slow flow, through the speakers you already use.
  • Barre and reformer blocks. Low Light and Deep Blue keep a slow, steady beat under the class without taking it over.
  • Savasana and cool-down. Long Exhale and Deep Stillness, two of the stillest playlists we have, for the last minutes of class.

On Basic, your instructors choose what plays from the app. If you'd rather set it once and have the music change by time of day, scheduling comes with Melodial Plus at $13.99 a month per location or zone.

Pricing

Melodial BasicMelodial Plus
Price$6.99/month or $69.99/year$13.99/month or $139.99/year
Billed perLocation, or each zone playing different music at the same timeSame
Music and license for your floor and classes✓✓
Music License Certificate✓✓
Scheduling by time of dayNot included✓
Voice announcementsNot included✓

All prices in US dollars. See full pricing · About Melodial Plus

What to show an inspector

If a BMI or ASCAP representative asks about the music in your classes, show your Music License Certificate. It names your studio and location and states that Melodial's music is licensed directly by its owner. Don't sign or pay anything on the spot; forward the letter or email to support@melodial.com within 14 days and we'll reply as the owner.

Covers Melodial music only. Radio, TV, personal streaming apps and other music still need licenses from the performing rights organizations.

Questions we get

Does the license cover my yoga and Pilates classes, or only background music?
Both. Melodial owns every track, so our license covers instructor-led classes as well as music at reception, at the location on your subscription.
What if a teacher wants to play their own playlist in class?
Music from personal streaming accounts or downloads isn't covered by our license and would need licenses from the performing rights organizations. For a class to be covered, every track has to come from Melodial.
We have two studio rooms running classes at once. How many licenses do we need?
One license plays one stream. If both rooms play different music at the same time, each room needs its own license, at $6.99 a month on Basic.
Can music change automatically between morning flow and evening barre?
Yes, with Melodial Plus at $13.99 a month per location or zone. Plus adds scheduling by time of day and voice announcements. Basic plays whatever you choose in the app.
Do you have chart hits for barre?
No. Melodial plays its own catalog. If your barre classes depend on specific chart songs, licenses from the performing rights organizations plus a mainstream service are the better fit for those classes.

Try it for 14 days.

Music and the license for your floor and your classes, for $6.99 a month. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.

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