Practice-a-thon Music with Take it away

'Practice-a-thon Music with Take it away' is an interactive initiative that aims to raise money for children with cancer, by encouraging people to take part in a sponsored music practice or performance.

Anyone can take part, whatever style of music they are in to, no matter what their age, instrument or playing ability is. You can join in on your own, or with your band or group - the idea is simply to have fun making music, and to raise money for a good cause at the same time.

To help you on your way, the charity CLIC sargent has commissioned five exclusive music tutorials which you can download for free when you register. The exclusive tracks are Take That's Back for Good, Motown classic Heard it Through The Grapevine, Snow Patrol's hit single Run, legendary Oasis hit Wonderwall, and Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water.

The tracks have been produced by Show Me How To Play, a company that specialise in providing online music tutorials with the use of their unique 'multiplayer' software. The multiplayer enables you to learn the part for your instrument as well as seeing and hearing the parts played by rest of the band.

All tracks are suitable for beginner to intermediate level players and include parts for guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, drums, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, first violin, second violin and cello - as well as the vocals. Players can also download the music score, and learn by watching the tracks being played by experienced musicians.

Music stars Russell Watson, Gary Barlow, Jamie Cullum, Nicola Benedetti, and rising star Dani Harmer (aka Tracy Beaker), are all backing the campaign.

For more information and to sign up now go to www.clicsargent.org.uk/music and play your part in raising money for children with cancer.

Posted by Martha Bean
Last Updated: 17/11/2009