Question 1

What is SingFit PRIME?

Accepted Answer

SingFit PRIME is an interactive group-singing program for older adults that incorporates hit songs, movement and reminiscence for a fully engaging mind/body workout in small groups. 
SingFit PRIME (SFP) program includes: 
A music app with hundreds of hit songs from the 1920s - 1970s that can be downloaded onto an iOS or android tablet 
Speakers 
A new set of 12 playlists and their corresponding scripted booklets each quarter 
Props (e.g., eggs, scarves) to augment movement/exercise 
2-hours of online training 
The program, which is based on common music therapy practices and literature, was designed so in-house staff at senior living communities could facilitate therapeutic music programming on a regular basis. They do not need to rely on a music therapist or music performer to provide positive group music interventions to the residents. 
For more information about SingFit PRIME, please reach out to set up a call.

Question 2

Why use SingFit PRIME?

Accepted Answer

SingFit PRIME is a highly engaging program that can help improve the overall cognitive, physical and emotional health of older adults. SingFit PRIME is easy to use AND effective even into the mid-to-later stages of dementia, when very few other interventions succeed. 
The majority of our end users are people with MCI to mid stage dementia. That said, our customers are activity directors and other care professionals at senior living communities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and adult day programs across the US. These senior care professionals have one of the world’s hardest jobs: engaging with and improving the life of someone at all levels of cognitive decline/dementia, when little else, including the sight or sound of a loved one, can break through the cognitive fog.

Question 3

How is SingFit PRIME different from karaoke?

Accepted Answer

SingFit is not like karaoke, a sing-along, a performer, or any other music program that you’ve used in the past. It not only leverages the power of singing, but also includes scripted booklets with age-appropriate trivia, guided movements, and self-disclosure questions. By getting the residents to consistently sing, answer questions and accurately move in time with the music, you are delivering one of the best whole-brain workouts available while at the same time, naturally elevating their moods, self esteem, oxygenation and social skills.
Why singing with SingFit is better than karaoke or other sing-alongs: 
The SingFit music app contains hundreds of curated songs that have each been re-created to include a lyric coach. The lyric coach is an auditory cue that has been added to each song that tells you the lyrics before you have to sing along. 
Unlike karaoke or lyric sheets, which require the ability to read, SingFit’s lyric-coach prompter enables the older adult population, whether they have poor vision (including those who are blind) or dementia, to sing along without reading or remembering the lyrics.
Click here to see a clip from a PRIME session and listen to an example of the lyric coach in the songs When the Saints Go Marching In by Louis Armstrong and New York, New York by Frank Sinatra. 
If you have any questions about older adult’s ability to sing at different levels of cognitive decline or impairment, please do not hesitate to reach out. Our music therapists would be more than happy to speak with you: info@singfit.com.

Question 4

The new themed playlist booklets arrived at my community; how do I update the app to access the most recent playlists?

Accepted Answer

The new quarterly playlists will appear in the PRIME Playlists section of the app under the Featured Playlist Tab. 
To access them, swipe down anywhere on the page to refresh the App.
Click here for a video of how to refresh the page.

Question 5

How is SingFit PRIME similar and/or different from SingFit STUDIO Pro or STUDIO Caregiver?

Accepted Answer

The SingFit products are similar in that they include: 
The SingFit app and lyric coach
Music therapist-designed playlists filled with age-appropriate songs from the 1920s to the 1970s
Training 
Produce therapeutic benefits such as: 
Improvements in: 
Mood 
Engagement 
Communication/speech 
Range of motion 
Self-esteem 
Reductions in:
Anxiety 
Agitation 
Wandering 
Medication usage

SingFit PRIME is different from STUDIO Pro and STUDIO Caregiver because: 
It’s designed for groups
12 new playlists per quarter
Each playlist has a theme and corresponds to a physical booklet. Each booklet (i.e., ‘Fun Fall Festivals’, ‘Country Roots’) includes a storyline that ties the songs together with relevant trivia, reminiscence questions, and movement to further augment the cognitive, emotional, physical and social benefits of interactive group singing. The themed booklets are scripted so that caregivers can facilitate SingFit PRIME with ease (by reading along).

Question 6

I am new at a community that uses SingFit PRIME and I need to take the SingFit PRIME training. How do I do so?

Accepted Answer

Email support@singfit.com with the full name, the name of the community, and corresponding email address of the person you want setup for training or give us a call at (323) 677-2575.
After sending us this information, please keep an eye out for an email from us that will provide them with their credentials (username and password), a link to the training, as well as instructions for how to begin their training process!

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