To put it simply, SingFit is a music app and digital health platform that enables anyone, regardless of prior musical experience, to access the health benefits of music.

We have three SingFit products on the market:

• SingFit STUDIO Pro for rehab therapists (i.e., speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, etc.) during therapy

• SingFit STUDIO Caregiver for caregivers to use with older adults at home

• SingFit PRIME for groups in Memory Care and Assisted Living communities (since 2014)

SingFit users have found that SingFit, by providing direct access to music engagement, can help provide many benefits, including, but not limited to, improvements in mood, engagement, communication/speech, range of motion, self-esteem as well as reductions in anxiety, agitation, wandering, and medication usage.

SingFit was originally designed by music therapists for older adults with cognitive decline and the people who care for them (e.g., family caregivers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, home caregivers, etc.)

SingFit is appropriate for adults and older adults who are typically functioning as well as those with various health challenges, including:

• Aphasia or other speech and language challenges

• Parkinson’s Disease

• Respiratory challenges

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Visual Impairment

The SingFit app includes hundreds of hit songs from the 1920s to the 1980s.

Here is a short list of some popular songs in the app:

• New York, New York by Frank Sinatra

• I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles

• Hound Dog by Elvis Presley

• My Girl by The Temptations

• The Twist by Chubby Checker

• Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland

• Christian Songs (i.e. Amazing Grace, Hallelujah, This Little Light of Mine)

• Ain’t That a Shame by Fats Domino

The SingFit STUDIO and PRIME apps are compatible with any iOS or android device (e.g., iPhone, iPad, Google Pixel phone, Samsung Galaxy Tablet, etc.)

SingFit TV is compatible with all internet-enabled devices (e.g., smart phone, tablets, laptops, computers, smart TVs, etc.)

SingFit provides access to a platform where one can engage with therapeutic music, it is not music therapy.

Music therapy is the treatment of cognitive, emotional, physical, and social challenges through the use of music by a certified music therapist. Music therapists are healthcare professionals who complete over four years of music therapy training and are certified by the AMTA. Music therapists work with clients to identify health goals based on their needs and implement a treatment plan to produce positive health benefits.

Although SingFit was designed by music therapists, it is not considered music therapy. Music therapy must be facilitated by a professional music therapist. When non-music therapists use SingFit, they are using a platform where they can engage therapeutic music.

For more information, please check out our blog on the difference between Music Therapy and Therapeutic Music and/or the American Music Therapy Association website. Here is another article that helps illustrate the power of music therapy.

No, the SingFit app and training are designed to enable anyone, regardless of prior music experience, to effectively use therapeutic music.