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For Students
Piano Slam 2026 theme
Searching for Home
You can be the #1 Poet in M-DCPS
Piano Slam invites M-DCPS middle and high school students to write poetry about the music in their lives.​

Poetry submissions are made in the categories of English Language Arts or STEAM.
All poetry must include musical references and connect to the 2026 theme, “Searching for Home.”
See glossary of terms below as resources to use while writing poetry for submission to the Piano Slam competition.
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Finalists will receive $100 and will perform their poetry on stage, with the chance to win $1,000.​
Piano Slam
Glossary of Terms

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