Backpack still on, an elderly man reaches over the bench to try the doodle piano on a Chinatown sidewalk.

Inspire others with your musical moments

What happened atthe piano?

At Pianos on the Street, every interaction with our pianos tells a unique story: a child's first time touching the keys, an impromptu duet between strangers, a quiet moment alone with a song in the middle of the city.

Moments we've witnessed

A small girl stands on a stool to reach the keys of a towering red baroque-painted upright in a garden. — First notes, played standing on a stool.

A duo busks on a corner near Main Street with a ribbon-striped piano and an acoustic guitar. — Two strangers, one corner, suddenly a band.

A young man in a straw boater leans into a weathered chalk-doodled piano: 'Found this piano on the street, and had to give it some love.' — “Found this piano on the street, and had to give it some love.”

A mother in red florals and a girl in white play a rainbow polka-dot piano together outside a mall entrance. — Four hands on a polka-dot piano.

Now tell us yours

Tell us what happened at the piano. Your story helps us celebrate the magic of music in public spaces, and it helps keep the pianos coming back.

A child's first notes, played on a sidewalk
Two strangers who became a duet
The song you didn't expect to hear on your commute
The piano that made you stop, and stay