Lesson 4 Music to My Ears!
The Junk Orchestra
“The world sends us garbage, we send ____ music.”
This was written on the back of a ____ ticket I was given.
The musical group was called "The ____ Orchestra."
They ____ instruments made entirely out of garbage.
I could not imagine what ____ of sound these instruments would make, so I was eager to find out.
Before the concert,
Before the concert, I thought that the instruments might sound ____.
After a ____ minutes, a group of young people began to walk on the stage.
The first thing I noticed was their ____: a cello made out of a shiny oil tank, a violin made with forks, and a flute made with a water pipe and buttons.
The concert began with a girl playing Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 on her ____ cello.
I was shocked by the deep sound. I was so into the music that I forgot that they were playing with instruments ____ from recycled materials.
After the concert, I was ____ to write a story about the orchestra.
I met ____ Chávez, the conductor, and asked him about the orchestra.
Why did you start The Junk Orchestra?
____ I went to a small town called Cateura in Paraguay to work on a recycling program in 2005, I saw children living in a town that was mostly filled with garbage.
I wanted to add something positive to their lives, so I decided to share my love of ____ with them.
Why did you use garbage to make ____?
One person’s garbage is another person’s ____.
Nicolás Gómez, a local garbage picker helped me a ____.
He made it possible for children to ____ music by making instruments out of garbage.
The wonderful thing ____ these instruments was that the children didn’t have to worry about spending a lot of money on them.
What do you want people to learn through your music?
I want people to know that even ____ worthless can make inspiring music.
After interviewing Chávez, I realized that it ____ doesn’t matter what instrument you play with as long as you put your heart into playing it.
The children of Cateura showed me that an orchestra is formed by ____, not by instruments.
So moving to see how music can ____ lives.
The power of ____ is endless!
After the concert, I found it possible to inspire people by ____ played with recycled instruments.
Not ____ do these talented young people deliver great music, but they also bring serious environmental problems to our attention.