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Published:
Jul 18, 2025
Keywords:
Culturally-responsive music education
Communityimmersive learning experience
Huasteca region

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the initial findings of a 7-day community-immersive learning experience in which a cohort of music education students of the University of Veracruz had the opportunity to learn the way in which local Huasteco
music culture bearers are transmitting their musics traditions to children and youth. We provide findings from a focus
group that took place during the last day of the communityimmersive learning experience. In this focus group, the music
education students, a community-led organization member representative, a research assistant, a music professor/researcher,
and a researcher.

Héctor Miguel Vázquez-Córdoba
Alejandro Aguilar Contreras
How to Cite
Vázquez-Córdoba, H. M., & Aguilar Contreras, A. (2025). Learning in community: towards a culturally-responsive education. A case study in the Huasteca region. REM. Chilean Journal of Musical Education, (1), 58–64. Retrieved from https://revistas.umce.cl/index.php/rmcp/article/view/3152

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