The Four Roles Of Mr. Holland In The Movie

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The four roles that Mr. Holland played in the movie were being a father, a music teacher, a husband, and a musician. The role that he was most successful at was being a musician at the district. He was most successful at being a musician because he helped with a lot of things that had to do with music. Mr. Holland was successful at being a musician because he worked with other people that needed help with them playing their music or just practicing with that student. For example in the beginning of the movie, Mr. Holland was helping a girl named Ms. Lang in her classroom that needed help playing a tone her clarinet. At some part she wanted to quit playing the clarinet but Mr. Holland told her how to play the tone and she played the tone correctly

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