Unlocking Music Software

The software has been designed and adapted from its use, not only in the Music Gym, but also in a special needs school for children with autistic spectrum disorders and communication difficulties.

Different areas of a camera-view can be used as triggers for sounds or images. This has proved very successful in engaging children and adults who exclude themselves from group activities.

A tutorial manual has been developed using experiences gained with both children and adults, and includes numerous ways of using the software.
 

Features

• The Unlocking Music Software (UMS) enables different areas in a camera-view to trigger different sounds, loops, songs, images and videos.
• Can be customised – easy to create specific sound palette for each user
• Can be used to control media over a network
• A tutorial is included showing how to use UMS in an autistic school setting 

Uses

• Allows user to make a space interactive
• Games, e.g. finding the lost note
• Creating sound effects for stories
• Direct people with impaired vision by giving directions
• It has been used in special needs schools to engage children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in music

Benefits

• Can engage children and adults very easily who are difficult to reach in any other form
• Communication through “magical” effects