Parents
Arco for parents of string players
Create one parent account, add a learner for each child, optionally give them their own login, and buy per child when you are ready. From your account you can see progress, streaks, and practice time, so you know the work is happening without turning every evening into an interrogation.
Set up for your household
One parent account, a learner for each child, optional kid login, and packages bought per child. Start with the free starter. No card.
How household setup works
Arco is built for a household, not a single shared login everyone fights over. You create the parent account, then add a learner profile for each child who practises. Each learner keeps their own instrument placement, lesson progress, practice history, and packages. You switch into a profile from your account whenever you want to help, check in, or practise alongside them.
If a child is ready to work alone, you can give that learner an optional username and password. Their login only opens their own work. You stay the account owner: you can still switch into their profile, manage packages, and reset a password if they forget it. Creating a learner does not start paid billing; every new profile can begin with the free starter lessons.
- ·Create the parent account (no card required for the free starter).
- ·Add a learner profile for each child, with their instrument.
- ·Optionally enable a separate kid login for independent practise.
- ·Buy an instrument or exam package per child only when you want more than the free starter.
What you can see without hovering in the doorway
Most of what happens in a practice room is invisible from outside: tone getting less scratchy, a shift that finally lands, five minutes of honest note naming. Arco does not record playing, and it does not claim to grade tone. What it does show is the work that actually took place: lessons completed, a day streak, and practice time logged against the plan.
That is usually enough for a parent. You can ask “what did you work on?” with a real answer already in view, instead of relying on a yes-or-no that settles nothing. Streaks reward showing up on most days; practice minutes show whether the slot happened. Neither replaces a teacher’s ear, and neither is meant to. They replace the nightly negotiation about whether anything happened at all.
- ·Progress per learner: which lessons and reviews are done.
- ·Day streak: a simple signal that practice is becoming a habit.
- ·Practice time: minutes against the plan, not a performance score.
- ·Separate histories when siblings share a household, so one child’s work is never mixed with another’s.
Free starter, then pay per child
Every learner can start with five lessons on their instrument and five in music theory, with no card and no expiry. That is enough to see whether the household setup fits your family before anyone pays.
When you want the full curriculum, paid packages are per learner. One child on cello and another on violin are billed as separate instrument packages on the same parent account. Exam planning packages work the same way: attach them to the learner who needs them. Cancel one child’s package without touching a sibling’s.
- ·Free forever starter per learner: five instrument lessons and five theory lessons.
- ·Instrument and exam packages are bought per child, not as one vague family licence.
- ·You manage billing from the parent account while each learner’s progress stays separate.
A short word on instruments and routine
Product setup does not replace the practical decisions around the instrument itself. Have size checked in person by a string shop or the school director; an instrument that is too large is a common hidden cause of struggle. Rent while the child is still growing. Protect a fixed daily slot rather than long weekend sessions: frequency builds reading and intonation better than occasional marathons.
Arco sits beside those decisions. It gives each child a clear plan between lessons, and it gives you a calm window into whether the plan was followed. For sizes, rentals, and first-year expectations, the short guides below stay available when you need them; they are secondary to getting the household account running.
- ·Size by arm and hand, measured in person, re-checked as they grow.
- ·Rent until full size and commitment are clear.
- ·A fixed daily slot beats a weekly argument about whether practice happens.
Where to start
- Start free for your household
Create the parent account, add learners, and begin the free starter. No card.
- What size instrument do they need?
Fractional sizes, how to measure, and signs one is too big.
- Which instrument should they play?
Cost, size, and what each instrument is like to live with.
- What the first year contains
Realistic expectations for the first twelve months.
Frequently asked
- How do I set Arco up for more than one child?
- Create one parent account, then add a learner profile for each child from Your learners. Each profile keeps its own instrument, progress, practice history, and packages. You switch between them from your account.
- Can my child have their own login?
- Yes, optionally. You can give a learner a username and password so they can sign in on their own. That login only opens their work. You remain the account owner and can still switch into their profile or reset the password.
- Do I pay once for the whole family?
- No. The free starter is available per learner. Paid instrument and exam packages are bought per child on the same parent account, so siblings can be on different instruments or plans without sharing one subscription.
- What progress can I see as a parent?
- Per learner you can see lesson progress, day streak, and practice time. Arco does not record playing and does not grade tone. The point is to show that the work happened, so you can support the habit without guessing.
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Start free for your household
Create the parent account, add learners, and begin the free starter. Optional kid login when they are ready. No card.