Hello, composers! 🎵

This month’s challenge was all about fun, tricks, and musical mischief. For A Fool’s Dance, we asked you to turn a prank into a musical story—and you totally delivered. From flying pies and pickles in sinks to fake-outs and jazzy water traps, your pieces were hilarious, clever, and full of personality.

Some felt like action scenes, others like cartoons—but all of them showed just how creative and playful this community is. And remember, these challenges are here to help you grow, express yourself, and have a good time. If you didn’t make the Top 10, don’t worry—your music still made us smile, and we can’t wait to hear what you create next.

Now let’s check out some of the wildest pranks and the Top 10 scores that kept us laughing and clapping!

✨ Highlights

A Watery Fate by PianoEm 🎻💧

A whimsical and sharply crafted viola–piano duet that transforms a classic household prank into a chamber theater vignette. From sneaky setup to splashy climax, it’s expressive, clever, and filled with character.

Manual to Getting Grounded by ItalicLive 📜🥁

This orchestral gem delivers a complete prank narrative with pacing, wit, and form. From timpani rolls to perfectly placed punchlines, it’s cinematic, and smart.

Prank of the Doge by Joe Biden 3 🐶🎷🥁

This is a playful wind and percussion piece that feels like a cartoon come to life. With character-filled lines from soprano sax and bassoon, comic tuba moments, and punchy drums, it tells a prank story from sneaking to chase. Perfect for animation or live performance.

Got you by Lunar_M00n 🎹🥁🤭👏🎭

This is a is a clever mini-prank turned musical sketch. With sneaky piano lines, playful oboe licks, and punchy bass drum + cymbal hits, it sets the scene perfectly. A dramatic silence before the “gotcha” moment seals the joke. Simple, sharp, and full of character.

🏆 Top 10 Scores

🥇 The Suspicious Drink by cool12 🍹🎻🥁

🎉 Congratulations on winning the challenge!

A cinematic and clever chamber piece that plays like a full animated short. With marimba, woodblock, and cymbal accents mimicking sneaky footsteps and comic twists, it turns a simple prank into a vivid sequence of setups, suspense, and payoff. The percussion drives the pacing, while violin and contrabass add emotional depth.

2️⃣ a rubber band, and a sink… by ✨Redstonecat123 ✨ 💧🎷🎶

A smooth, jazz-infused prank story that turns a classic kitchen joke into a musical mood piece. The score leans into minor 6th and 7th chords, creating a relaxed, groovy vibe that contrasts perfectly with the sneaky setup. Drums and bass stay locked in a tight swing rhythm while the harmony circles around a playful, recurring phrase that feels like the prankster’s theme. As each labeled section moves the story forward, the tension builds with subtle shifts—until the big splash moment hits with a sharp harmonic jump and rhythmic punch.

3️⃣ The Great Oreo Switcheroo by DANTE MARZINI 🍪🎶✨

A masterclass in musical storytelling. With pizzicato strings, marimba grooves, and sharp tempo shifts, this piece walks us through a prank moment by moment—setup, execution, and comic fallout. Smart, funny, and staged to perfection, it’s one of the most polished and entertaining scores in the challenge.

4️⃣ Pie Smasher by Abel1729 🥧🥁🎻

A fully staged prank packed with comedy-action flair. From woodcutting and whipped cream prep to a hilariously over-engineered pie trebuchet, every moment is scored with playful precision—steady rhythms, whimsical harp, and pizzicato strings build the suspense. When the prank fails, the music explodes into chaotic fun before the pie finally lands. Funny and smart!

5️⃣ Sweet Revenge by Loughlan Maffeiꕥ 🎷💦🎶

A funny and well-planned prank score for wind instruments and percussion. It starts calm, then picks up speed as the plan unfolds. Clarinets and flutes sneak around, bassoons keep things grounded, and saxophones land the big laughs. With clear scene titles and a perfect water bucket moment, it feels like a prank straight out of a cartoon.

6️⃣ Imaginary Infiltration by L.W.L. Laboratories 🎸🎧🎬

A stylish score that feels like a musical spy movie. Cool bass lines, sneaky piano rhythms, and bongo beats set the stealthy mood, while electric guitar adds attitude. As the mission heats up, the tempo speeds up and the full ensemble joins the chase. Strings, brass, and drums work together to bring the prank to life—from break-in to escape. Smooth, smart, and full of character—this might be the coolest water prank ever written.

7️⃣ Water Down the Stairs by Christian 🎻🎹💧

A gentle and poetic prank told through a beautiful vocal duet with piano and violin. The flowing melody and soft harmonies give it a calm, emotional feel, while the piano’s light touch and the violin’s subtle lines add warmth and depth. The prank reveal isn’t loud—it’s slipped in like a quiet surprise, making it feel more magical than funny. A sweet, thoughtful piece that makes you smile.

8️⃣ Faking Your Death, The Most Evil Joke by Moisés Llerena Montoya 💀 🎻🎸🔥

A prank score in disguise. With soaring strings, booming brass, and distorted electric guitar, it plays like a Hollywood film score with a secret punchline. The music moves from tense pizzicatos to sweeping arcs, driven by sharp percussion and tempo shifts that heighten the drama. Synth leads and chromatic textures add a modern, high-stakes feel, while the final gesture drops the curtain on the prank in true theatrical fashion. It’s big, bold, and totally over-the-top—and that’s exactly what makes it unforgettable.

9️⃣ Pickles in the Sinks by 𝕠𝕡𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 🥒🥁🎹


A quirky, percussive prank score built entirely from rhythm and groove. With interlocking patterns between xylophone, marimba, and piano—plus woodblock and agogo accents—it delivers a steady stream of musical mischief. Each labeled scene brings a twist in rhythm or pacing, from sneaky setup to the perfectly awkward “they figured out it was me :(.” Bold, and wildly relatable—it’s a minimalist comedy with maximum charm.

🔟 Old Macdonald Had a Lobotomy by 4lio 🧠🎶🐷


A surrealist prank masterpiece that twists a familiar tune into total musical chaos. What starts as a recognizable melody quickly unravels into warped motifs, wild tempo shifts, and rhythmic spasms. With metric modulations, distorted phrases, and a sense of time that barely holds together, it becomes a hilarious and brilliant satire of musical form.

🎉 Thank You!

To everyone who took part in A Fool’s Dance—thank you for the laughs, surprises, and seriously great music. Your creativity made April a joy, and your scores turned silly pranks into real artistic achievements.

A new challenge is now live—so if you’re still in a playful mood, head over and join the next round. Until then… don’t trust your water faucet. 😉