Tongue drums derive their name from the tongue shaped areas where you strike the instrument. The results are a cosmic blend of tones that are as much fun to hear as play. Pearl offers 6Awakening Series Tongue Drums, three 8-note and three 9-note drums tuned to different pentatonic scales.A portion of the sales of Pearl's Awakening Series tongue drums aredonated to The Rhythmic Arts Program. (TRAP) educates individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities as well as typical young children, by embracing a unique methodology that encompasses rhythm as a modality to address basic life and learning skills as well as reading, writing, and arithmetic.