I want to learn the Double Bass!
Big Granddaddy of the strings.
I’d grunt and growl and scrape and scowl
And play the deepest things!
I want to learn the Contrabassoon!
The size of a rocket ship.
It farts and parps and plops and honks,
Each note I’d just let rip!
I want to learn the Tuba!
It’s a chasm of shining gold.
Like warthog snorts and elephant trumps,
It’s big and bass and bold!
I want to learn the Big Bass Drum!
The vastest of all drums.
The thud and thump, rumble and boom.
I’ll startle everyone!
I want to play the biggest sounds
And shake the entire house!
But sadly, it seems that wishes stay dreams,
Since I’m only a tiny mouse!
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Kerenza Peugniez is a primary music teacher in East London. She loves reading and writing, crisps, walks, quirky clothing and of course music! She sings, plays the flute, gamelan, and lots of other instruments. Her favourite childhood poetry book was Brian Patten’s Gargling with Jelly.
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