Intergenerational

Parlando works with people of ALL ages and abilities

EarlyChildhood

In addition to being fun, encouraging communication, and building community, the research is clear: When children are exposed to music at a young age, they develop more advanced cognitive and spacial reasoning capabilities. This translates to better verbal skills, mathematical computation abilities, and “grit” later in life.

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Children gathered around a keyboard piano in a classroom or community room, with some children playing the piano and others watching. An adult is holding a book and smiling, and another adult is standing in the background near a table with supplies and a framed poster on the wall that reads '150'.

  • During the 2023-2024 Academic Year Parlando provided more than $20,000 in early childhood outreach programming. This includes collaborations with Boulder Day Nursery, Foster Pre-K, Mother House, and We Are More Alike, among others.

  • Major support for Parlando’s Intergenerational Programming is provided by the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the City of Boulder, the City of Boulder’s Human Relations Fund, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).

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Retirement Centers

In addition to providing connections to the greater community and forging new relationships between generations, music has been shown to delay and diminish the effects of diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

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An older man with white hair and a beard wearing a black shirt speaking or performing on a stage, gesturing with his right hand. A young person with curly dark hair, glasses, and casual black clothing is standing nearby, holding a script or book. Several young women are seated in the background, dressed in black, watching the scene, with a forest-themed backdrop on stage.

  • During the 2023-2024 Academic Year Parlando provided more than $7,500 to provide concerts, lessons, classes, and performances for senior citizens - including multigenerational casting for multiple staged productions.

  • Major support for Parlando’s Intergenerational Programming is provided by the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the City of Boulder and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).

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Parkinson Association of the Rockies

Music has been shown to delay and diminish the effects of diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s - And engaging in musical activities like singing helps with speech and phonation.

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Group of elderly people participating in a singing or story session in a well-lit room with large windows, under ceiling lights, with a man standing at the front gesturing while a music stand with sheet music is visible on the table in the foreground.

  • During the 2023-2024 Academic Year Parlando continued our collaboration with PAR - the Parkinson Association of the Rockies and participation doubled compared to the previous year. Parlando partners with PAR to provide weekly group singing classes for people living with Parkinson’s, as well as their friends and family.

  • Major support for Parlando’s Intergenerational Programming is provided by the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the City of Boulder and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).

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“The secret to change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”

— Socrates