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DRANOFF 2 PIANO PRESENTS

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DRANOFF 2 PIANO PRESENTS

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Co-presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center.

Experience the

PIANO SLAM 2022 Finals

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Performed at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

PIANO SLAM 2023 THEME:
Hot Music Hot Miami

Chiaroscuro: The Unevenness of Light and Shade

Music is a key tool in creative and expository writing for core subjects STEM, ELA, social sciences, and the Arts.

Submissions are currently under review.
Thank you to all who participated!

Congratulations to the

PIANO SLAM 2022 Finalists - Best of Show!

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Middle School English

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Rodrigo Marquez, 6th Grade
South Miami MS

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High School English

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Amena Hobbs, 10th Grade

Miami Norland SHS

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Middle School Science

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Esteban Mosquera, 7th Grade

Everglades K-8 Center

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High School Science

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Nailah Robinson, 11th Grade

Miami Norland SHS

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PIANO SLAM 2022 Semifinalists

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Middle School

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Oliver Angulo, 8th Grade
Ponce de Leon MS

Walter Arias, 8th Grade
Shenandoah MS

Briana Augsten, 6th Grade
G.W. Carver MS
 
Sarah Bass, 6th Grade
Miami Arts Charter

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Telisa Gaviria, 6th Grade
Lawton Chiles MS

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Trinity Jackson, 8th Grade
Horace Mann MS

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Juliana Moore, 6th Grade
Ponce de Leon MS

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Victor Schein, 8th Grade
Southwood MS

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High School

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Justin Fayad, 9th Grade
Miami Arts Charter

Maria Fernanda Serra
Almeida Leite
, 12th Grade
Design & Architecture Senior High
 
Abel Profeta, 10th Grade
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High

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Camila Puche, 9th Grade
Miami Arts Charter

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Alejandra Torruellas, 11th Grade
Coral Gables SHS

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Dranoff will present its 14th year of PIANO SLAM with The Alonso Brothers, Afrobeta, and Gentry George from Zest Collective who will mashup Classical/Hip Hop/Spoken Word with Miami’s top young poets. Directed by Katie Christie. Music by Martin Bejerano.

Adrienne Arsht Center
Knight Concert Hall 1300 Biscayne Boulevard

PIANO SLAM 14 THEME:
Fantasia de Tres Mundos
My Music. My Humanness. My Home.

Music is a key tool in creative and expository writing for core subjects STEM, ELA, social sciences, and the Arts.

TEACHERS:

Inspire. Empower. Create.

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

Be the #1 poet in Miami-Dade Schools

Dranoff‘s PIANO SLAM  uses live performance and education by top classical artists to develop an individual creative process for teenagers to build up writing skills  using their vast connection and experience with music to explore language, structured learning, and personal expression through poetry.

Support music
and
creative
connections in Miami
teenagers' lives.
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Fatima Gutierrez, Hialeah Senior High

Ariyelle Dickson, Everglades Preparatory Academy

Isabella Monzon, G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School

Anaisa Tate, Miami Norland Senior High

Nathan Flint, Education Outreach

Melanie Suarez, Medical Academy of Science & Technology

TEACHERS GET READY FOR
PIANO SLAM 12

Professional Development:

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Tuesday, November 19

The Betsy Hotel – South Beach 

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Workshops are 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM at
The Betsy Hotel – South Beach
1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139

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For Teachers

Get ready for

PIANO SLAM 12

Music is a key tool in creative and expository writing for core subjects. Your students can be Miami Dade‘s # 1 poet and the best writers in your school.

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For Students

Hear the music.

Write a poem.

Win cash!

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

Recuerdos i. Choro - William Bolcom
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The Dranoff 2 Piano Foundation congratulates PIANO SLAM 12 graduating 2020 seniors!

We honor their monumental commitment to excellence, exploration, and all out creativity! We celebrate their love of music and finding a voice through PIANO SLAM. 

Fatima Gutierrez, Hialeah Senior High

Ariyelle Dickson, Everglades Preparatory Academy

Isabella Monzon, G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School

Anaisa Tate, Miami Norland Senior High

Nathan Flint, Education Outreach

Melanie Suarez, Medical Academy of Science & Technology

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