The Bliss iBand
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The Bliss iBand is a group of adults with physical disabilities who get together weekly to explore the possibilities of actively making music together with virtual instruments apps found in their Apple iPads. The Bliss i-Band is now in its eighth year (2021) of activity and has demonstrated the benefits to be enjoyed by adults with physical disabilities (many of whom are nonspeaking and use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices) in coming together to make music. The Bliss i-Band is a community based group that relies on funding from private foundations, government councils and individual donors. The founding and current sponsor is the Lillian Meighen and Don Wright Foundation. The iBand is also supported by The Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, and Toronto Arts Council. In 2021, a special grant was awarded to the Bliss i-Band from the Resilient Communities Fund of the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). This funding has enabled them to make the transition to producing videos. With this training and experience they hope to continue producing films as part of the iBand’s activities. The iBand was started by Audrey King, (psychologist) and Shirley McNaughton, (educator) in 2013. Shirley also served as the first, Music Director, bringing to the role her experiences in teaching Carl Orff Music for Children and i-Pad music with seniors. They were ably assisted by Andy Stark, technology specialist, who continued to train and assist the group for the first three years of operation. After the first year of activity, Shirley and the group invited Aaron Lightstone to take over the role of Music Director. Aaron continues to bring his expertise as professional musician, music teacher and music therapist. The members are: [u]Aaron Lightstone[/u] [u]Shirley McNaughton[/u] [u]Audrey King[/u] [u]Samantha Millar[/u] [u]Gabriel Ly[/u] [u]Silvano[/u] [u]Carolyn Henry[/u] [u]Irene Kraus[/u] [u]Christine[/u] [u]Sean[/u] [u]Rebecca Chan[/u] [u]Julie Millar[/u] [u]Glynis Henry[/u] [u]Moshe (5)[/u] [u]Jessica Jurgenliemk[/u] [u]Joe Jessop[/u]