Just Imagine That You Are A Child...

…and your class writes a song with a professional songwriter. You’d be changed forever – seeing yourself as a creator and an artist, and not just a consumer of popular culture.

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

It’s our Fall Fundraiser and celebration of our 25th year of songwriting programs in schools and, thanks to our board of directors and a $25,000 matching grant from the William and Mary Greve Foundation, all donations will be matched dollar for dollar. Your generosity ensures that we can continue to serve children, create meaningful experiences, and fill the world with music. Help us continue our mission of inspiring children to become creators of their own music and culture by making a donation today.

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Kid Pan Alley Has Written Over 2,800 Songs With 80,000 Kids

AND...

Recorded 5 Studio Albums

Performed with Symphonies

Images of KPA working with Symphony Orchestras

Written Two Musicals

Kid Pan Alley Musicals - The Talented Clementine & Bouncin'

Kix Brooks, Lisa Loeb & Delbert McClinton

Recorded By World-Renowned Artists Like...

Amy Grant, Sissy Spacek, Kix Brooks, Lisa Loeb, Delbert McClinton, Cracker, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Corey Harris, Suzy Bogguss and many others.

We’ve won numerous awards – including Parents’ Choice Gold Awards, a WAMMIE, and even a GRAMMY nomination for one of our recordings.

What People Are Saying

About Kid Pan Alley

“Kid Pan Alley is the quintessential program for helping kids to experience their creative power, their voice, and their own self-expression. This is the kind of experience that changes lives.”

Kathy Mattea

Grammy Winning Artist

“There is nothing more helpful to a developing human than to learn how to express feelings in sound. Kid Pan Alley is a fabulous way of bringing young people into the loop of reflective behavior, of constructive action. Power to the organizers of this remarkable initiative.”

Maestro Lorin Maazel

Music Director, NY Philharmonic

“Kid Pan Alley is where creativity starts. Without this amazing program, most kids will never know the joy of writing and singing their own song.

Dr. Ysaye M. Barnwell

Sweet Honey In The Rock

“One of the country’s most distinctive arts education programs…An artistically robust operation that typically reaches thousands of kids annually with hands on, collaborative songwriting and performing instruction and experience. It’s a bit
of a wonder. And the songs are amazing.”

Rick Davis

Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts, GMU

“One of the true treasures that we have in Rappahannock is Kid Pan Alley. The program which was created by our local pied piper, Paul Reisler, promotes community awareness of the arts while creating opportunities for children to explore their creativity through songwriting in a school setting.”

Col. John Bourgeois

Director Emeritus, US Marine Band “The President’s Own”

“The Nashville Kid Pan Alley CD has not left my car CD player since I first received it. Kids of all ages love it. The songwriting of the school children along with adult songwriters is so incredibly disarming.”

Amy Grant

Grammy Winning Artist

“What you are doing to instill the love of music and the arts into the lives of children is so important and heart-warming. You are making them life-long creators, listeners, and supporters and for that, I am so deeply grateful.”

Maestro Pinchas Zukerman

Violinist & Conductor

“Kid Pan Alley is a truly unique project and one, which honestly offers magic in the real world. The workshops create an environment, in which children learn while creating and, in the end, are empowered by the experience. The songs that grow out of this sharing are fresh and downright good.”

Jeffrey Allison

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts