Kid Pan Alley

Kid Pan Alley Kid Pan Alley’s mission is to inspire creativity, build confidence, and foster community among children of all ages through the group songwriting process.

We do this through our collaborative songwriting workshops in schools nationwide. During a five-day, in-school residency, two Kid Pan Alley professional songwriters work intensively with up to 225 students writing 8-9 original songs based on the children’s ideas. At the end of the week, the children rehearse and perform their songs for their whole school during an afternoon assembly and again during a free evening concert for families and the community.

06/18/2026

Father's Day is just a few days away, and we're celebrating with one of the sweetest songs on our new album, There's a Song in Every Story. 🎶

Written by 1st graders at Orr Elementary, Me and My Dad captures the simple joys of spending time together—from trips to the zoo to sharing a chocolate sundae at the park.

Sometimes the biggest love stories are told in the smallest moments. 💛

Crafted with love by Paul Reisler, Heather Mae, and 1st graders from Orr Elementary, this Kid Pan Alley song is a sweet reminder that the best gift is simply being together.

🎧 Hear the full song here: https://youtu.be/zB-I3z91qw8

Some children discover their voice through music for the very first time at Kid Pan Alley. 🎵A lyric becomes confidence.A...
05/12/2026

Some children discover their voice through music for the very first time at Kid Pan Alley. 🎵

A lyric becomes confidence.
A melody becomes belonging.
A song becomes something they carry forever.

If you’d like to help create more of those moments, today is the perfect day to give. Every contribution is matched through Give Local Piedmont. 💛

Donate to Kid Pan Alley: https://www.givelocalpiedmont.org/KidPanAlley​

05/12/2026

Today is the LAST DAY of our Give Local Piedmont fundraiser! Your gift to Kid Pan Alley by midnight doubles—thanks to bonuses, prizes, and our board match. www.givelocalpiedmont.org/KidPanAlley

This means more kids writing songs, sharing stories, and finding their voice.

We're sharing love with this song we wrote with 7th graders at Wakefield Country Day, "I Don't Want to Say Anything About Love.”
"Love is just a feeling, a little whisper in your ear / Love is its own healing, it's the reason we're here."

Share the love now and empower the next 80,000+ kids!

Today is Give Local Piedmont. 🎶Every song begins with a child brave enough to share an idea.Your support helps turn thos...
05/12/2026

Today is Give Local Piedmont. 🎶

Every song begins with a child brave enough to share an idea.

Your support helps turn those moments into confidence, creativity, and connection that can last a lifetime.

Today only, every donation is matched dollar for dollar.

💛Support Kid Pan Alley: https://www.givelocalpiedmont.org/KidPanAlley

What if one song could remind a child that their voice matters? 🎶Tomorrow is Give Local Piedmont, and every gift to Kid ...
05/11/2026

What if one song could remind a child that their voice matters? 🎶

Tomorrow is Give Local Piedmont, and every gift to Kid Pan Alley helps children discover confidence, creativity, and connection through songwriting.

“Not every child knows they’re creative—until someone gives them the chance.”

Through May 12, every donation is matched dollar for dollar, doubling the impact for young voices waiting to be heard. 💛

Support Kid Pan Alley : https://www.givelocalpiedmont.org/KidPanAlley

12/24/2025

This Christmas, we wanted to share a different kind of holiday song—one written with 3rd graders at Grymes Memorial School, and performed by Natalia Zukerman and the Kid Pan Alley Band. It’s called On Christmas Eve, and it’s all about kindness, giving, and what really matters this time of year.

Instead of one more round of “Frosty the Snowman,” come warm up by the fire with a song that sees Christmas through the eyes of children.

If this song touches your heart, help us keep songs like this coming by supporting our work in schools. As the children wrote, “We know it’s better to give than receive, that’s what we believe, on Christmas Eve.”
www.kidpanalley.org/donate

12/23/2025

Johnny wanted a video game, and Suzie wanted her very own plane, Sally a Barbie doll and Tommy a fishing rod. But the 2nd grade at James River Day School wrote a song to Santa saying they wanted: “My family to be happy, to gather round to sing, Peace on Earth Good Will to Men, and comfort for my friends. That is what I want for Christmas."

What we want for Christmas is your help to continue writing songs with the children as we have for the last 25 years.

Your donations will be matched. www.KidPanAlley.org/donate

12/19/2025

Here’s a Christmas song we wrote with 2nd graders called “It Doesn’t Cost Anything But Love.” It features Lea Morris on vocals.
You might think to yourself, “what do 2nd graders know about writing songs about love and Christmas?”

Well, as it turns out, they know an awful lot. In fact, some of our favorite Christmas songs have been written by kids through Kid Pan Alley.

Won't you consider giving the gift of creativity to children across the country?

Donate today and your donation will be matched! www.kidpanalley.org/donate

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PO Box 38
Washington, VA
22747

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