Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival -- tuition-free collegiate, 501c3, held every July @ USF; Rebecca Penneys founder/director https://t.co/rFsMzdyWGs Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival https://rebeccapenneyspianofestival.org/ USF Tampa, tuition-free THE OBJECTIVE OF THE REBECCA PENNEYS FRIENDS OF PIANO, INC. SHALL BE TO (I) EDUCATE, MENTOR, AND TRAIN PIANISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN SOLO PIANO, PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC AND PIANO ENSEMBLE; (II) CREATE A PLATFORM FOR PIANISTS TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES BY PERFORMING FOR THEIR PEERS IN PUBLIC VENUES, AND TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THE ARTS; (III) ENCOURAGE MUSIC CURRICULUM AND MUSIC WELLNESS IN SCHOOLS AND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR; (IV) ORGANIZE, DEVELOP AND PROMOTE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, SEMINARS, CURRICULUM, CONCERTS AND PIANO COMPETITIONS TO ASSIST STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND AMATEUR MUSICIANS IN HONING THEIR TECHNICAL SKILLS, MUSIC SENSIBILITIES AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC; (V) ASSIST IN FINANCING ACADEMIC EDUCATIONS AND LAUNCHING CAREERS; (VI) SUPPORT COMMITMENT & EXPRESSION.