PIANO SLAM is a poetry-on-music competition for teenagers implemented by Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion that integrates music with academics.
PIANO SLAM uses every student’s connection and love of music to develop language in arts-integrated learning models with a full STEAM approach that integrates piano duo concerts, in-school poetry workshops, science field trips, and academic concepts with creative writing and intensive spoken word performance coaching.
Supported by a team of theatrical professionals and musicians, poetry competition finalists perform on the Adrienne Arsht Center stage for top prizes.
PIANO SLAM deepens and sustains student growth through extensive teacher professional development in music and creative writing for curriculum and classroom activity development for both language arts and STEM subjects.
An independent evaluation by the FIU Community-Based Research Institute in 2020 found that Piano Slam competition finalists develop skills in creative written and oral expression and develop meaningful prosocial relationships and cultural engagement, while increasing their self-esteem, motivation, concentration, and hope for the future.
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