Summer 2026
Video Game Music
What’s Inside
- Discover: Video Game Music Through the Years
- Explore: Ludomusicology
- Play: Student Video Game Compositions
- Share: Summer Activities
Scroll for New Music, Activities, and Teacher Resources of the issue.
Explore: Activities, New Music, and Videos
The History of Video Games
The Star Spangled Banner
Sight Reading
Packet
Make Your
Own Dice
New Music: 2026 Composition Contest: Winners and Runners-Up
Related Blog Articles
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Announcing: 2027 Outer Space Music Composition Contest
Create a piano solo with a galactic theme! There is so much to explore in outer space—stars, planets, rockets, aliens, or even the vastness beyond. Winners will be featured in the Summer 2027 issue of Piano Inspires Kids.
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Announcing Autumn 2026 Piano Inspires Kids: Music of Japan
We’re thrilled to announce the Autumn 2026 issue of Piano Inspires Kids—Music of Japan. You’ll discover composers and pianists from Japan, traditional and modern music of Japan, new music based on a Japanese folk tune, and ideas on organizing practice.
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Announcing: 2027 Winter Cover Design Contest
The Winter 2027 issue will explore sonatinas and sonatas, and we are inviting our Piano Inspires Kids readers to design the cover! One of the most famous sonatas is “Moonlight Sonata” by Ludwig van Beethoven. Show us how this sonata inspires you with your pictures and graphic designs!
All Past Issues
Spring 2026
Discover sitting at the keyboard, explore movement at the piano, play new music by Dennis Alexander, share keeping music fresh.
Winter 2026
Discover Songs Without Words, explore piano pedals, play become a songwriter, share cover contest winner.
Autumn 2025
Discover life in the ’25s, explore music of the ’25s, play new music by Catherine Rollin, and share historical performance styles.
Summer 2025
Discover movie music, explore the movie score, play 2025 composition contest winning scores, and share 5 questions with a film composer.
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.
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!
Autumn 2024
Discover the art of improvisation, explore masters of improvisation, play your own music with improvisation, and share how you like to improvise.
Summer 2024
Discover the connection between music and athletes from around the world! Our 2024 competition contest winners have been published here.
Spring 2024
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.
Winter 2024
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!
Autumn 2023
Discover the Music of Argentina, explore dances of Argentina, play an Argentine Folk Tune, share ideas on practicing, and more!
