Latin American Cultural and Musical Contexts in Music Therapy

Patricia Zarate Perez is Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music. She has worked for over 20 years as an advocate for music therapy in Latin America and the world. She trained with the first generation of music therapists from Berklee College of Music. In 2011, she founded the Latin American Music Therapy Network in Boston. In 2013, Perez founded the Latin American Music Therapy Symposium in Panama City, Panama. In 2015 she founded the Music Therapy Center of Panama. She currently serves as the President of the Music Therapy Association of Panama (APAMU) and Vice-President of the Comite Latinoamericano de Musicoterapia (CLAM).

Table of Contents Introduction to Latin American Cultural and Musical Contexts in Music Therapy Patricia Zarate de Perez, MT Chapter 1: Decolonizing Music Therapy, One Latin American Perspective Patricia Zarate de Perez, MT Chapter 2: Puerto Rican Culture and Identity: Implications for Music Therapy Practice Jeniris M. Garay, EdM, MT-BC Chapter 3: Neurologic Music Therapy in a Telehealth Environment: Sessions with a Chilean Stroke Survivor Talia Girton, MT-BC, RMT, MA Chapter 4: Mu?sica: El Vaporu del Corazo?n - Music: The Healing Ointment for The Heart: Music Therapy within Latinx Communities in the United States Cynthia Koskela, MT-BC, EdM Chapter 5: Contributions of Music Therapy in Intensive Care Units in Chile Ricardo Maya, MT Chapter 6: Music Therapy Practice in Mexico: A Look Back to Move Forward Eugenia Hernandez-Ruiz, PhD, MT-BC Chapter 7: The Evolution of Music Therapy in Argentina: Benenzon and Beyond Graciela Broqua, MT Chapter 8: Overview of Music Therapy Training in Latin America Patricia Zarate de Perez, MT Chapter 9: Perspectives on Brazilian Music Therapy in the European Context: An Understanding of the Present and the Future Gustavo Gattino, MT Conclusions References