Good luck with the band Susan Marie. Musicians wanting a singer to fit in with the band and sing along to their tunes adds another dimension to the band for sure but makes it a bit hard for the singer sometimes. If you get a good rapport going with the instrumentalists and when and if you feel good and ready, find a song you like to sing and they don't know ask them to accompany you! Interestingly enough from the audiences point of view the singer gets most of the attention and sympathy if the band are not playing along with the singer. Just a thought to stick in the stew pot and stir around with all the other good stuff above.

Ian