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- Memórias musicais em pessoas idosas. Estudo de casoPublication . Caro, Cátia; Anica, AuríziaMusic is strongly intertwined with memory and these are related to the cognitive and perceptual operations of brain mechanisms. These musical memories, filled with emotional and affective aspects, influence the way of life. The research challenge is to study this questions in the senior person: "Witch are the musical memories in the life course of the elderly and what meanings do they assume?" This study focuses on the musical memories of people over 64 years’ old who attend the University of Algarve for the Elderly (UATI). The research paradigm of this study is predominantly qualitative. We applied the ethnographic method and a methodological strategy, that assumed an exploratory, descriptive and interpretative character. The techniques and instruments used for the data collection were: questionnaires, semi structured interview in video-recording and documentary analysis. For the statistical analysis we used the Excel® program. The phenomenological method of Max Van Manen was used in the interpretation of the interviews. The study included twenty-six participants, of whom twenty participated in the questionnaires and six in the interviews. The data collection took place during six months in the physical space of the UATI. The musical memories present different meanings according to the life course of the participants. Factors such as education, culture, traditions and personal experiences are decisive in this matter. Memories are marked positively or negatively, according to the life events to which the musical memories are associated. The data collection process acted as a cognitive-emotional stimulus for the participants, allowing them to recover memories and relive the past, which suggests the use of strategies based on the concrete knowledge of the musical memories of the participants in the cognitive and emotional activation programs and in music therapy for the elderly.