ABSTRACT
This chapter explains the memory narratives of Australians interviewed by the author in a broader qualitative investigation about the interaction between music and autobiographical memory. A point of significance in establishing the connections between memory, music, space and place is the aforementioned idea that memory often includes sensory elements, such as images, sounds or smells that accompany the information relating to an event or experience. The analysis queries the association between music and the places or spaces in which it was consumed, and takes into consideration factors that are both intrinsic and external to the memory, including, visual, temporal and contextual aspects. For many participants, the family home frequently formed the backdrop for musical memories from childhood. Matthew’s recollection is a place-based memory: it has a strong visual element that directly accompanies the musical experience in the form of a recorded concert.
