writing doodle - music man

Mrs. Lawrence taught music at the local elementary school for almost three generations of children and never before had she met a child with such immense talent and such odd musical taste.

Stevie Philips was the product of Ralph and Elizabeth Philips.  Neither one had been able to master an instrument any more challenging than a tambourine, but they had been able to keep perfect time.  Too bad the marching band didn't have a need for tambourine players, they would have been state champions.

Like every year on the first day of school, Mrs. Lawrence asked each child what instrument he or she might want to play in the school band.   Not every school could use kazoo players and she had never known anyone to master the harmonica.  Three children had mentioned something about the nose harp and Mrs. Lawrence knew there would be an interesting parent teacher meeting in two weeks.

Little Stevie Phillips had wanted to play the accordion.

Why?

He idolized Weird Al Yankovik and Lawrence Welk.

His father had drawn the keyboard and button boards for him two years ago so he could practice silently.

The first song he learned was the Beer Barrel Polka.  Stevie brought the words to class and had been singing at full volume for two hours before school started.

It was going to be a very long year.