Chapter 1 Make the Singer Look Good

Much to the chagrin of drummers, bass players and especially guitarists, the job of the rock band is to make the singer look good. That is who the audience looks at the most, and connects with. The band's role is to find songs that make the singer look good, play it in a key, tempo, and provide the best instrumentation to make the singer look good. Even if he is not that good the job of the band is to make them look good. If the singer doesn't look good, neither does the drummer, bass player or the guitarist.

The converse is also true, the singer makes the band look good. If he is happy then the audience is happy and so is the band.

In the classroom we must figure out who has the role of the singer. It could be the teacher or the student. From the teacher's viewpoint it is the student. The teacher has to be the band that makes the student look good. Especially is this era of NCLB, where learning is mandated. Kids legally have to learn or punishments will be handed out to the teacher. Teachers need to make the student look good. Teachers need to provide the platform where the student can shine, be successful, feel confident to perform their best.