You know your child has to practise. So do they. The teacher said it often enough. But getting the violin case open at the end of a long day can be the hardest part of the week. Bow Quest exists to make that part easy.
Practice that feels like play
Bow Quest turns the pieces into quests on a map. Your child plays their real violin or viola, the game listens through the microphone, and every piece ends with a score and coins. The coins open stories, characters and equipment, and the only way to earn them is to play. Children ask for more practice time, not less.
Know what really happened
"Did you practise today?" "Yes!" Sometimes that means ten minutes of focused work, sometimes it means the case was opened. With Bow Quest you can see for yourself, from your own phone:
- How long they practised. The time counts only while the instrument is actually being played.
- What they played, and whether it was the homework the teacher assigned.
- How well it went, note by note, with the pitch and timing of each one.
You do not need to read music or play an instrument yourself. The game shows what went well and where the weak spots are, so you can encourage the right things.
It works with the teacher
If your child's teacher uses Bow Quest, the teacher assigns pieces as homework in the app and sees the results as soon as they are played. If the teacher does not use it yet, show them the teachers page: teachers get Bow Quest for free, and the time spent in the game is real practice on the real instrument, so it supports whatever method the teacher follows.
What you need
- A violin or viola, in any size
- A phone, tablet or Windows PC with a microphone, no cable or pickup
- A quiet enough room that the game can hear the instrument
Children play under a nickname, no audio is recorded, and a child connects with other players only when both accept. See the privacy policy.
Get started
Install the app, choose the instrument, and let your child play the first piece. Then create an account of your own and add your child as a friend, following the steps on the help page. You then see your child's practice from your own account.
