Six-year-old blind piano prodigy goes viral

Caitlin O'Kane

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Avett Ray Maness is a 6-year-old piano genius.He taught himself to play piano by 1______._because he is blind.

The moment he could pull himself to reach the piano,he was playing the melody to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.That was when he was just 11 months old.Music is in his body.Since his 2.______（talent/behavior） is so amazing,people are asking him to perform.

Avett Ray's first viral video was one in which he asked his mom to send his songs to superstar Adele.She was Avett Ray's favorite singer at the time and the cute 3._______of the boy spread like wildfire online.It was even picked up by the local news.Avett Ray was strongly 4_______._（instructed/inspired） by the report.But what makes this musical prodigy so inspiring is that he is completely blind in one eye but has a little bit of vision in the other.He's significantly visually impaired and walks with a cane.

Moore， the boy's mother， wants to teach others to be accepting and understanding of people with special needs.She visits Avett Ray's school to teach students about his condition.She also wrote a 5._______called“Cotton Candy Clouds”to raise awareness and show support for visually impaired and blind people.Avett Ray's the character in the book.Basically,he couldn't see the clouds in the sky,so his mother wrote this book so he could see them.The book serves as a chance to talk about diversity and how everybody's made special and they're all born with their own gifts and it teaches people how to engage with blind and visually impaired people.The mother says the amount of resources available to blind and visually impaired people is still somewhat limited—considering how many people are affected by these conditions.She believes that if every company would focus on inclusion，it would make a big 6.______to so many people.

Avett Ray is an old soul.It's clear that he was born with a ton of soul.

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the moment...意为“一……就”，相当于the instant...。

The moment he could pull himself to reach the piano,he was playing the melody to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.当他一拉着自己触到钢琴的时候，他就弹奏起《小星星》的旋律。

【仿写】我们一遇到Avett Ray，就被他的音乐吸引了。