Tenney in the Key of Friendship

New Ideas

It’s almost time for a big math test, but although Tenney tries to study, the only thing rolling around her head is a new melody for a song. She writes down the chord progressions in her notebook just as Jaya comes in.

She tells Tenney that the head of Mina’s school told her the estimated costs to fix the school: $3,000. The two girls know it will be a challenge for them to earn that much money in a fundraiser. They are discussing potential fundraising ideas when Holliday Hayes walks in. Holliday says she’d love to help, and Jaya offers to let her know when she and Tenney figure out what to do. The good vibes from Holliday are short-lived though, when she says that she hopes they don’t crash and burn just because they don’t have enough help.

After school, Tenney and Mason, her older brother, head back to their dad’s music shop, Grant’s Music and Collectibles. Tenney grabs her guitar and heads to the back to start working on the lyrics for her new song. As Tenney reflects on how Holliday’s comments that day made her feel, the perfect lyrics start coming to her.