Young musicians eager to have their voices heard are desperate to drum up support so they can release their first album.

Thirteen youngsters from band Rhythm Sticks, based in Park View secondary school in Tottenham, have written seven songs, but are hoping to raise £1,150 to make it happen.

If they can raise enough money, the students, aged between 11 and 16, will record the album, named The Hen’s Tooth, which would be packed with their own material. 

The youngsters from the West Green Road school also have dreams of touring the UK with their music in July next year, but need to find £3,500 to turn their dreams into reality.

Performing arts technician Andrew Plummer, who set up the school band five years ago with school drum teacher Tom Greenhalgh, said: “Regardless of what anyone plays or can or can’t play they can fit in. It’s not really so much about what you can do, it’s about sharing what you can do.

“It’s a new way of thinking about music making, and you can apply these creative skills to everything in life.

"But the important thing is the collective ownership of this stuff – it’s not like we are learning someone else’s music, it’s more about having responsibility to be in a band and take that music really seriously.

“It’s like breaking the boundary between amateur and professional.”

Juggling the band with their school studies, the budding musicians practise for three hours after school every Monday.

If they exceed their target, they also hope to buy customised rehearsal shirts, high-quality packaging for the album, and perform in a launch gig in London.

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