Winter 2025
Music and Nature
What’s Inside
- Discover Nature Inspirations in Music
- Explore Pianos Now & Then
- Play New Music by V. Jessica Sparvier-Wells
- Share Artwork from Our Readers
Scroll for New Music, Activities, and Teacher Resources of the issue.
Explore: Activities, New Music, and Videos
Materials of the Piano
Discover materials used in manufacturing pianos. Serves as an answer guide to “Finding Natural Materials in the Piano,” page 5.
Video Shorts Activity
Create your video short with the help of this activity. Then, submit your composition for the Piano Inspires Kids Composition Contest!
Children of Light by Karen Tanaka
An extended listening activity using pieces about animals and nature, as explored on page 12.
Decorate Your Own Piano
Decorate a piano you would love to create. Be as colorful and creative as you like!
New Music: “pîwan” by V. Jessica Sparvier-Wells
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All Past Issues
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.
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.
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!
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.
Autumn 2023
Discover the Music of Argentina, explore dances of Argentina, play an Argentine Folk Tune, share ideas on practicing, and more!
