Vast Songs 1 - Intro
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Device modifier
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Product Description:
VAST Songs 1 – Intro is a speech training and oral motor skills training program designed for use by people with speech or communication disabilities, autism or apraxia and by occupational and speech therapists working with people with these disabilities. The app integrates video modeling with music to support speech therapy and provides a starter set of 12 song performances targeting music therapy for adults.
Main Features:
- Supplements the accepted use of singing in speech therapy by providing extra cueing: simultaneously hearing the song while following the oral movements.
- It was designed to accommodate and then challenge individuals with speech production or fluency problems.
- Provides maximum auditory cueing through 4 layered audio tracks: Vocal melody, piano melody, rhythmic piano accompaniment, and a metronome.
- Audio support can be gradually decreased, promoting user independence.
- Adjustable tempo of the songs – start at a pace that suits the user’s capabilities and increase over time.
- Each song includes a description highlighting certain speech sounds and a written transcript of the lyrics.
- Both male and female voices are available.
- The user can simultaneously hear the song while following a close-up video of mouth movements.
- The user has the option to view written text subtitles in the videos for an additional visual cue.
- The simultaneous combination of visual, auditory and written cues allows the user to produce speech.
- User-adjusted settings are saved for each song.
- A Mirror function (for devices with a front-facing camera)
- Written and video-based tutorials.
Primary Specifications:
- For use with the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.
- Requires Apple iOS 3.1.3 or later.