Take the stress out of music practice

Pip brings together clear guidance from your child’s teacher, gentle motivation and progress you can both see - making practice clearer for your child and calmer for the whole family. Pip starts with your child’s teacher, who creates their practice plan and invites your family.

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Why Pip?

Because learning music should last a lifetime

Helping children keep playing takes more than good intentions. They need clarity, growing independence, visible progress and reasons to feel encouraged.

Clearer practice for the whole family

Pip brings teacher, child and parent onto the same page, making practice easier to understand and support.

Less nagging, more independence

Everything they need is in one place, so they can practise with better focus and less supervision.

Make progress feel real, and build habits that last

Pips and Squeaks make small, consistent efforts visible, giving children more reasons to keep playing.

Feel part of something bigger

Weekly Squeaks bring encouragement, musical inspiration and connection to a wider community of young musicians.

I wish I’d kept playing

It’s a regret many adults share. Pip helps children build the habits that keep them playing, so music has the chance to become part of who they are.

How it works

Pip for students & parents

Four simple steps that connect lessons, practice and progress.

Plan

The teacher creates the practice plan

After each lesson, your child’s teacher shares clear activities, priorities, notes and resources through Pip.

Play

The student practises with purpose

They follow the plan while Pip quietly keeps track of where they spend their practice time. They can reflect on how it went and flag anything they need help with.

Motivate

Small efforts become visible progress

Practice earns Pips, while playing on four days in a week earns a Squeak, bringing encouragement, musical inspiration and more reasons to keep playing.

Review

Everyone moves forward together

Parents see how practice is going, while teachers can review progress and decide what to focus on next.

Features

Everything you need between lessons

A clear plan from the teacher

Activities, priorities, goals, notes and resources are kept together, so your child knows what to work on.

Progress you can see

Pips recognise each block of focused playing, while Squeaks reward practising on more days than not.

A record of their playing

Students can make short recordings, listen back and notice how their playing develops over time.

Their musical journey in one place

Practice history, recordings, Pips and Squeaks build into a longer-term picture of their effort and progress.

A weekly reason to keep playing

Practising on four days earns a Squeak, with weekly encouragement and musical inspiration. Once earned, a Squeak can never be lost.

Designed around music-making, not screen time

Your child can check the plan, begin practising and put the screen aside. Pip keeps the focus on them and their instrument.

What families say

Before, practice very much felt like homework. Now there’s much more speed and excitement—and she gets on with it independently.

Caroline T

Parent of a Pip student

FAQs

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Does the student’s teacher need to use Pip?

Yes. Pip starts with the student’s teacher, who creates and updates their practice plan.

If your child’s teacher is not using Pip yet, you can invite them to take a look. Pip is free for teachers, forever.

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How do parents and students join Pip?

Parents and students join Pip using an invitation sent by their teacher.

Once the teacher has joined, they will send the family an invitation by email. Use the secure link in that email to create your accounts and connect them to the teacher’s practice plans.

If your teacher is not using Pip yet, you can invite them first.

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What happens when I invite my child’s teacher?

The invitation button opens a ready-written message that you can review, copy and share by email, WhatsApp or however you normally contact your child’s teacher.

If they join and mention your name or email address during signup, your family will receive its first year of paid Pip half-price, after the six-week free trial.

Does a child need their own smartphone to use Pip?

No. Children do not need their own smartphone to use Pip.

Pip works equally well on a shared computer, tablet or phone. Students can check their plan, begin practising and put the screen aside while they play.

Is using Pip going to mean more screen time?

Pip is designed to support music-making, not compete with it.

Students can check their plan, begin a practice session and then put the screen aside—or even turn it off—while they use their instrument. They can also use other apps for things such as backing tracks or a metronome without stopping their session.

Pip keeps track of the session and is ready when they return to move to the next activity or wrap up their practice session. If they don’t return for a while, Pip assumes they may have stopped practising and caps that period at 10 minutes. Students should always return to Pip and finish their session to ensure their practice time and Pips are counted.

Read about Pip’s approach to technology and screen time

What can parents see?

Parents can see their child’s practice plans, activity and progress.

This includes current and previous plans, any resources shared by the teacher, when their child practised, where they spent their time, and their reflections on their practice. The purpose is to help parents provide encouragement and support without needing to supervise every practice session.

Is Pip safe for children?

Pip is designed with children’s privacy and safeguarding in mind.

A parent or guardian is connected to accounts for students under 18, and parents can see relevant communication between teachers and students.

Pip has no advertising, public student profiles, social feed or direct messaging between students. Any student contribution shared through a Sunday Squeak requires appropriate consent.