Thom, Alex, Melissa, and Regine are trying to form a band. They each have some basic skills on most instruments, so their current plan is for each of them to rotate among vocals, guitar, bass, and drums. Learning

After a year of practice and rehearsals the band still sounds awful. Thom cannot keep a steady beat when on bass or drums. Melissa sounds terrible on everything except the bass, nobody except Alex can remember all the chords on guitar, and even Regine's own mother thinks her singing sounds like a dying cow. At their current rate, they expect it will be several years before they are good enough to land their first paid performance. None of them have enough money saved up to last that long.