9.2 The Recycled Orchestra

Multiple Choice

Look at the musical instruments in the photos what are they made of?

• old metal tins, old pipes, keys, bottle tops and coins

• plastic

• wood

• brick

Multiple Choice

Which instuments do they play and what is so special about them?

• String, wind and percussion instruments. The orchestra is special because they play with instruments made entirely from recycled rubbish.

• All instruments. They're special because they're new.

Multiple Choice

Where does the recycled rubbish come from?

• When the music school started, there weren’t enough instruments for all the children to play, so a local carpenter started making instruments out of recycled rubbish (materials that were free and easily available). The children and teenagers in the orchestra couldn’t afford standard instruments. The rubbish came from a nearby landfill site.

• Beaches

• Hospitals

• Parks

Multiple Choice

What type of instrument is a violin?

• string

• wind

• percussion