Voices (Nov 2024)

Honoring Día de los Muertos as a Mexican American Music Therapist

  • Marisa de León

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v24i3.4214
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 3

Abstract

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Día de los Muertos plays a significant role in Mexican American culture and has implications for how communities in the borderlands process experiences of death and dying. This article will describe the socio-historical context of this annual celebration, outline recommendations for establishing a community ofrenda in music therapy programs, and discuss culturally informed music experiences for individual and community-based music therapy treatment.

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