Announcing Summer 2026 – Piano Inspires Kids: Video Game Music 



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The Summer 2026 Issue of Piano Inspires Kids is coming soon! Subscribers will be receiving the print issue in their mailboxes in the coming weeks. Not yet a subscriber? 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 Summer Issue.

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We’re thrilled to announce the release of the Summer 2026 issue of Piano Inspires KidsVideo Game Music. In this issue, you’ll discover:

  • How video game music has evolved over the years, 
  • Ludomusicologists who study the music of video games,
  • Student video game winning scores, 
  • Birthday wishes to two famous pianists and the USA!
The cover of Piano Inspires Kids Summer 2026 Issue featuring green banners and a digitalized piano with the words "Video Gamer Music."

Congratulations to the Student Composition Winners!

Congratulations to Adam, Cassia, Janelle, Kendall, and Tallon, the 2026 Composition Contest Winners! Play their music in the Summer issue, and download their scores, along with the runner-up scores of Eden, Elle, Grace, Jay, Marco, Victoria, and Jaalah, on our website kids.pianoinspires.com/new-music

Special congratulations also go to students receiving honorable mentions: Charlie, Ella L, Mayka, Iris, Wynne, Charlotte, Emma, Khoa, Logan, Lucy, Seth, and Lane. 

Listen to all the winners, runner-ups, and honorable mention performances on YouTube @pianoinspireskids!

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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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