Aaron Lightstone
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Aaron Lightstone, MMT, RP, MTA, NMT-F is the founder and director of Music Therapy Toronto, a busy clinical practice which specializes in the rehabilitation of neurologic injury and disease. He is an award-winning music therapist, musician, composer, educator and researcher. Aaron holds Master of Music Therapy and Bachelor of Music Therapy degrees from the faculty of Music at Wildfrid Laurier University where he is occasionally enlisted as part-time faculty member (in the faculty of music and the faculty of graduate studies). He has been performing on oud, guitar, and related instruments in performances and recordings for over 2 decades and best known as the founder and bandleader of the world music group JAFFA ROAD. Under Aaron’s leadership JAFFA ROAD has been recognized with a Canadian Folk Music Award, two JUNO award nominations as well as many other awards, artist grants and accolades. Aaron’s writings have been published in The Journal of Arts and Health, Canadian Musician Magazine, and he has contributed chapters to several Music Therapy text books. Aaron has a long standing interest in how innovative use of music related technologies can make music making available and accessible to diverse groups of people. He has been directing the Bliss iBand since the second year of the band in 2015.