The Autumn 2025 issue of Piano Inspires Kids is available now! Click here to receive the issue and give the gift of music to the musicians in your life! Keep reading for a sneak peek into the Autumn Issue.

We’re thrilled to announce the release of the Autumn 2025 issue of Piano Inspires Kids—our most imaginative adventure yet! The theme is “Time Travel through the ’25s”, where we invite you to step into a time machine and explore what piano life looked like in 1725, 1825, 1925, and today.

What You’ll Discover Inside:
Piano Lessons Across the Centuries – What was it like to take piano lessons in 1725 compared to 1925? Find out how teaching, practice, and even pianos themselves have changed.
Daily Life in the ’25s – Compare fashion, transportation, schools, and more through four fascinating eras.

New Music! – Play The Roaring ’20s, a lively new piece by Catherine Rollin, inspired by jazz and dance from the 1920s.
SMART Goal Setting – Kick off your new school year with a practical guide to setting goals you can achieve at the piano.
Reader Poll – If you could time travel, would you go back to the past or forward to the future? We want to hear from you! Share your answer here → kids.pianoinspires.com/submit.
Whether you dream of wearing 18th-century wigs, riding a horse-drawn carriage to your lesson, or swinging to jazz in the 1920s, this issue will take you there—while inspiring your own musical journey in 2025.
Don’t miss this special issue filled with history, imagination, and new music to play. Open your Autumn issue today and start your adventure through time!
Want to learn more about Piano Inspires Kids? Watch our webinar, “Inside Piano Inspires Kids: A New Publication of the Frances Clark Center” with Co-Editors-in-Chief Sara Ernst and Andrea McAlister: click here.
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