O impacto da atividade de tocar um instrumento musical no desenvolvimento da pessoa idosa: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The aging is a multidimensional, multidetermined process that is heterogeneous. According to the Historical-Cultural Psychology is the main activity in which stage of life that guides human development. In case of elderly person this can be the work or the remember. Since music an activity, does this activity transform the subject? The goal of that search was to analyze how music, while a human activity, can affect the aging people's development especially the superiors psychologist functions. Based on Historical-Cultural Psychology a quality search was done with case studying. The data was collected through an individual in person half structured interview with an elderly person that was over 60 years old that the main activity was the music, more specifically, the activity of playing and building an instrument. To analyze the collected data it was created two cores of meaning, been the identity an analytic category, sought to analyze the meanings , and senses of the participant, also it was done a dialogue with the literature produced. Finally, it evidenced the work of superior psychologist functions, and also the participant’s identity.