The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura
People in Cateura make musical instruments from objects in the landfill.
A pipe becomes a flute and a fork holds violin strings in place.
Students from Cateura play music with their recycled instruments all over the world.
Level 2 Module 2: Sound
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Credit: front, Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images; back, Jorge Adorno/Reuters/Alamy Stock Photo
The Eardrum
Sound travels down a tunnel from the ear to the eardrum.
Eardrums are made of thin skin stretched tight across the tunnel opening.
Eardrums are oval-shaped, smaller than a dime, and flexible.
Level 2 Module 2: Sound
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Talking Drum
Tama drummers make music with their drums.
Tama drummers send messages with their drums.
The tama makes different sounds that form words.
Level 2 Module 2: Sound
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Credit: front, tama drummer Mohamed Gueye, photo by Nyla Sammons; back, photo by Mamadou Lamine Gueye