MELET – Music Education for Special Needs

VERSIONS

Choose language and musical genre to learn

ENGLISH 1

This version features English lullabies and is perfect for young parents who need help around bedtime. Also suitable for kids age 3 years and above as well as for maintaining memory function in the elderly.

ENGLISH 2

This version features English folk songs and is optimal for blind people and people with motor disabilities. It features traditional songs from the British, Keltic and American traditions. It can be used also to preserve memory into old age.

CANTONESE

Perfect for young parents and kids age 3 years and above who would like to learn to sing traditional Cantonese songs and lullabies. It can be of use also to blind and/or motor disabled users and/or the elderly.

MANDARIN

Perfect for young parents and kids age 3 years and above who would like to learn to sing traditional Mandarin songs and lullabies. It can be of use also to blind and/or motor disabled users and/or the elderly.

ABOUT US

Intelligent algorithms implement innovative educational methods

Everyone deserves to be able to sing complete songs in tune.

Blind people have more cognitive resources devoted to the perception of sound.

Think Ray Charles & Stevie Wonder!

We have created the first research-based app adapted to their special needs, to improve life quality and facilitate social inclusion.

The app can be used also by children age 3 years and above, the elderly or people with motor disabilities.

We envisage utilising the available technology to meet the educational and therapeutic challenges faced by people who do not read or write, like people with special needs, in entertaining ways.

award-winning
research-based
field-tested
cost-free!!

OUR TEAM

We are an international group of interdisciplicary specialists

stavros skouras

PhD: Neuropsychology of Music

Stavros is the creative force behind the app. He has taught Research Methods and Cognitive Programming for nearly one decade, across two continents and has managed scientific experiments in three brain research centers.

Adam streck

PhD: Biomathematics

If there is anything you want to know about Qualitative Parametrization, Logical Modelling, Optimized Automata and Regulatory Networks, then ask Adam! He has programmed more than 30 apps and is still going strong.

Elizabeth Barrett

PhD: Bilingualism & Cognition

Elizabeth is a lecturer in Speech and Hearing Sciences, specializing in Developmental Psychology, Bilingualism and laryngostroboscopic vocal evaluation. She implemented and supervised the most recent pilot testings of the app.

Rachel Chan

BSc: Speech Therapy

Rachel has her way with kids. She has performed the initial field testing of the app, including the administration of a series of cognitive tests. Her findings show that the app is not only fun but also cognitively beneficial.