Dogsinplastic
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This begs the question, how old are your classmates? Unfortunately, many younger folks in college (regardless of major) are prone to being young folks in college. So they may not be prioritizing certain work (or work at all), especially in music...all the more so in a class like piano and you have a mindset that it's not important because your instrument is ___________ (insert instrument here). I remember when I was going to music school and the folks that were doing bio and engineering or even history dismissing it as easy (they did this to art students as well). They neither realize nor appreciate the rigor of music school.
The one advantage that most people studying creative and performance arts is a passion for their art (and art in general), but that doesn't mean you'll be able to get through a performance, composition, improvisation, audio engineering, education (music/art), or primary instrument program without a lot of hard (and intense) work. But that rigor is part of the elimination process. If you can't handle the core of the arts curriculum then you should look to something else academically. It doesn't mean you should or have to stop playing or pursuing music, but don't waste your time or that of your professors.
This does create an added benefit for you though. You get to see some of the things you'll have to deal with when you get a teaching position at an accredited academic institution. Skill and talent many be plentiful, but work ethic, prioritizing, etc. are some of things many creative types tend to have to grow into.
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