Gary Barlow & Jamie Cullum - Practice-a-thon

Music stars including Russell Watson, Gary Barlow and Jamie Cullum, along with rising star Dani Harmer (aka Tracy Beaker) are urging everyone to pick up a musical instrument and play their part in raising money for children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent.

They're supporting a unique partnership between Arts Council England and CLIC Sargent's Pratice-a-thon Music (PATM) campaign which encourages people of all ages and abilities to get sponsored to practice their musical instruments to help raise money for children and young people with cancer.

PATM has teamed up with Arts Council England's 'Take it away' scheme, which provides interest free loans for the purchase of musical instruments and tuition. Whether participants choose to practise for one week or a whole year, the important thing is to make more music, have fun and raise money for a great cause in the process.

At today's launch, Russell Watson said: "Making music has given me a focus, enormous enjoyment and has got me through some very dark times. I'm best known as a singer and consider the voice to be an instrument that requires plenty of practice, but I think it's fair to say that having tried to play guitar, that will certainly require a lot more practice for me! Roll on Practice-a-thon! I'm playing my part and I'm delighted to be raising money for children with cancer in the process."
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