Piano Slam

DRANOFF 2 PIANO FUSION PRESENTS

Inspire. Empower. Create.

Piano Slam utilizes music as a tool and inspiration to give our youth a voice through artistic expression.

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Classical, hip-hop, Spoken Word mashup

featuring Miami’s top young poets

January 5: Poetry competition opens

February 13: Poetry competition closes

April 18: Adrienne Arsht Center performance

Get ready for
Piano Slam 2026

For Teachers

All the rules and opportunities for your students to enter and win the Piano Slam poetry competition, and music & arts integrated classroom activities.

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For Students
Piano Slam Competition
Four $1,000 1st prizes!

Hear the music.
Write a poem.
Win cash!

Be the number one poet in Miami-Dade and the number one writer in every class.

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Piano Slam is a STEAM-integrated performance and education program and annual poetry competition that brings live classical performances to classrooms and a curriculum fueled by music and science terms as tools for students to learn core subjects in public middle and high schools.

Piano Slam is a program of The Murray Dranoff Foundation, Inc., dba Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization. Donations to 501(c)(3) nonprofits are tax-deductible.