Listening Notes
Please read before your family's first listen
Sagelull is music, not medicine. It is inspired by clinician-designed listening programs, but it is not therapy, not a treatment, and not a substitute for professional care. If you have concerns about your child's hearing, development, or sensory processing, talk to your pediatrician, an occupational therapist, or an audiologist.
Volume comes first
- Quiet to moderate is the whole idea. If you have to raise your voice to be heard over the music, it is too loud.
- With headphones, use volume-limited children's headphones (capped around 85 dB), keep the volume in the lower half of the range, and take breaks. Long sessions at high volume can damage hearing at any age.
- For babies and toddlers, use a speaker across the room rather than headphones.
- For overnight listening, use a speaker at low volume, placed away from the bed. Do not put a child to bed wearing headphones.
Starting out
- Begin with the Natural or Calm mode, at a low volume, during an ordinary activity such as play, drawing, or tidying up. Let the music sit in the background.
- Short sessions are plenty at first, around 15 to 30 minutes. There is no prize for marathon listening.
- Pick the program that matches the moment: livelier programs earlier in the day, slower ones as evening comes.
About the modes
- Calm, Soothe, Ground, Focus, Space. These are gentle variations on the same idea and sound right on any speaker or headphones. Switch freely; the song carries on from the same spot.
- Reset. This mode moves the music gently between the left and right ear, so it only makes sense with headphones. Keep sessions short and the volume low.
- Natural. The song as it is, untouched. Best for shared spaces, movement, and dancing.
Watch your child, not the app
- Every child responds differently. If your child seems bothered, overstimulated, or asks for it to stop, pause the music or switch to Natural. The music should never be a battle.
- Covering ears, increased agitation, or distress are signals to stop for now and try again another day, quieter or shorter.
- There is nothing to push through. The point is a softer day, and some days that means no music at all.
About the recordings
Our library mixes songs made for Sagelull with recordings restored from the early record era. On the restored ones we remove clicks, hiss, and needle noise track by track, but a little of the original character remains. That warmth is part of the charm, and it is normal to hear it.
Try it with one song
Not sure whether your kid would lean toward the softened versions? Play one song two ways, the original and a softened version, and watch what happens. About a minute, no signup.
Questions
We are happy to help: support@sagelull.com.