She hopes the book will serve as “a chance to talk about diversity and how everybody’s made special and we’re all born with our own gifts.” “Basically, he couldn’t see the clouds in the sky, so I wrote this book so he could see them.” Avett Ray/Facebook “He’s the character in the book,” she said. Moore says that her son’s musical tastes are always changing – his most recent covers include Elton John’s “Rocket Man” and Alicia Keys’ “If I Ain’t Got You.” He’s even started rapping!ĭespite Avett’s talent, his mom says there are still limited resources available for blind and visually impaired children.įor her part, Moore has tried to raise awareness by writing a book called “Cotton Candy Clouds,” which is based on Avett. That was 11 months ago, but the video has already racked up over 7.3 million views! Screencap via Avett Ray/YouTube His latest viral video is by far his most popular and it’s a cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a song Avett heard after from the Oscar-nominated Freddie Mercury biopic by the same name. Just 4 at the time, Avett just assumed his mom would have her number – after all moms have the answer to everything! Screencap via Avett Ray/Facebook In it, he asks his mom to please text a video of his music to his favorite singer at the time, Adele. Screencap via Avett Ray/YouTubeīut his first viral video was on Facebook and didn’t involve the piano at all. That’s in part because the little boy’s YouTube videos have gone viral – not just because of his ability to play despite his disability but because he’s truly a natural. Since his talent is so amazing, people are asking him to perform.” Avett Ray/Facebook “He’s really practicing on performing now. While Avett can’t read music, he can feel it, and his gift is simply supplemented by the classical techniques taught to him by his teacher. Soon he was playing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” and his mother knew it was time to get a piano teacher. He walks with cane and he reads braille.”ĭespite his impairment, he first climbed up to the piano and started to play when he was just 11 months old. “He’s completely blind in one eye but has a little bit of vision in the other,” his mom, Sara Moore, told CBS News. In fact, millions have already viewed the Dayton, Ohio boy’s YouTube videos and he has over 100,000 dedicated subscribers.Īvett is blind and was born with a condition called optic nerve fibroplasia. So far, 6-year-old Avett Ray Maness’ largest live audience has been 900 people, but there’s no doubt the self-taught piano prodigy’s fan base will only grow bigger. We just love this story of an amazing young boy and his special gift and thought we’d share it with you.
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