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Summer 2024

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Music and the Summer Games

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Winning Scores from the 2024 Fanfare Composition Contest

Download and enjoy various fanfares from the 2024 Fanfare Composition Contest.

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Technique and Listening Activities

This packet includes technique sheets (five-finger patterns and scales), a scorecard and medals for a Technique Tournament, and a Listening Guide for the Summer Games.

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Videos

Listen to student submissions on our Piano Inspires Kids YouTube page.

Want to submit your recordings and ideas? You may be featured in a future issue of Piano Inspires Kids!


Teacher Resources


  • Article: Perspectives: Managing Performance Anxiety
  • Webinar: Determinants of Motivation in World-Class Musicians and Olympic Athletes: Exploring the Front and the Back Side of the Medallion
  • Article: Mindfulness in the Piano Lesson: Where Do We Start?
  • Article: Preparing Students for Peak Performance Through Centering Practice
  • Microcourse: Managing Performance Anxiety

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Discover movie music, explore the movie score, play 2025 composition contest winning scores, and share 5 questions with a film composer.

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Spring 2025

Discover how we hear, explore the history of recorded music, play new music by Kevin Olson, and share how to protecting our ears.

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Winter 2025

Discover nature inspirations in music, explore pianos now and then, play new music by V. Jessica Sparvier-Wells, and more in the Winter 2025 issue!

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Autumn 2024

Discover the art of improvisation, explore masters of improvisation, play your own music with improvisation, and share how you like to improvise.

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Discover the music of Florence Price, host a Silent Film Festival, play new music by Artina McCain, share musical accomplishments from our readers, and more!

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Discover how music impacts the brain, explore how we learn, play new music by Chee-Hwa Tan, and share memorization tips in the Spring 2024 issue of Piano Inspires Kids.

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Discover the Music of Argentina, explore dances of Argentina, play an Argentine Folk Tune, share ideas on practicing, and more!

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