The Piano Place proudly donated a piano to Music Shapes. Music shapes had the magnificent idea to turn this donated piano into a "street piano" but formally called Kaleidoscope Keys. so all of the piano components were weatherized and rebuilt to withstand the weather changes. Music Shapes’ founders Barrett and Derek Steinhoff, who are also piano technicians, completed this process.
Jeanne Barrett (pictured above) stated “The name of the piano is Kaleidoscope Keys. One, being an engineer, I just love geometry and spirographs and kaleidoscopes — and I have a collection of them — so it is just a fun theme to have”.
Shaun Hayes, left, the executive director of the Paint Creek Center for the Arts; Jeanne Barrett, the founding director of Music Shapes; Alana Stultz, the PCCA’s community engagement coordinator; and Lisa Brandt, an artist who designed the piano; along with Scott Blackett, the manager of the Piano Place, at the unveiling of “Kaleidoscope Keys” street piano to the community on June 8, 2022.
Photo by Erin Sanchez from C&G News
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Something remarkable is happening in classical music right now, and honestly, I don't think it's getting nearly enough attention. A new generation of young pianists — most of them under 30 — are turning Bach and Chopin into social media sensations. And the audiences showing up to listen? Millions of them. Many of them Gen Z.
If you've spent any time on TikTok or YouTube Shorts this year, you've probably come across it: someone sitting at a piano, playing a slowed-down, stripped-back version of a pop song you know by heart — and it somehow sounds more beautiful than the original. Welcome to one of the biggest music trends of 2026.
I have to be honest with you — when I first started seeing piano videos explode on TikTok and Instagram Reels, I thought it was a short-lived trend. You know how the internet works. Something blows up, gets overplayed, and disappears by the next week. But here we are in 2026, and the piano isn't just trending. It's thriving. And I think it's here to stay.