The approach in this research relates aspects which point the look to the trajectory in the technical course of music of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) people to acquire a degree in music. This is a case study of the process of training in the musical technical course of ASD people, for that, the School of Music of the Federal University of Pará (EMUFPA) was selected for being a technical school in music that has graduated students with ASD. The research has the overall objective to understand the process of music training of students with ASD in the technical course EMUFPA. Focusing specifically on identifying the role of "Programa Cordas da Amazônia (PCA)” (Strings of the Amazon Program) on the integration of people with ASD to music learning; describing the action of the "Núcleo de Atendimento a Pessoas com Necessidades Específicas (NAPNE)" (Assistance Center for People with Special Needs) of EMUFPA related to students with ASD; and analyzing the process of music training for ASD students at EMUFPA technical course. To achieve the proposed objective qualitative approach was adopted and as a technique for data collection, semi-structured interviews and document analysis were used. The research partners were: the director of the PCA, the coordinator of the NAPNE/EMUFPA, the director of EMUFPA, two (n=2) students with ASD graduated in the EMUFPA technical course and their caregivers. The data obtained from the semi-structured interviews were literally transcribed, categorized and analyzed along with the documents mentioned in the survey. The investigator of this research points to the PCA as an effective action on the integration of ASD people in learning and in the musical activity; difficulty in deploying the Napne in EMUFPA by the lack of material human educational structural financial resources, as well as the lack of definition of the roles between the DIS and Napne and school support; it was also demonstrated the different paths taken by students with ASD, however highlighted the interest, opportunity, barriers, achievements and continuity as relevant parts of the training process. The contribution of this research goes beyond the particular cases of the actors involved, emerging in the development of proposals in musical education of ASD people, related to their training and their effects may also refer to various specific needs.
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