lorelei2702

It may be that you are discovering that total immersion in music is not for you. My S did the major NYC conservatory thing, convinced that this was what he was. He had previously been at a performing arts high school. He had been to Encore and Meadowmount. We thought and he thought he knew what he was getting. Within the first year he was bored, had lost his motivation, was antagonistic about his teacher, knew he wanted and needed a different kind of experience, with fellow students who had other interests and topics of conversation. He transferred to a large state university. He is finally getting an education, but it has taken a while for him to find an area which engages him like music did. He felt like he was hearing a foreign language in many of the core course areas. He has kept up his playing, but he has not taken auditions. Now, finally he is enjoying his music again, practicing, and some nice opportunities have come his way. He has friends in the music department, but also roommates who are not in music, associates from a part-time job, and a LIFE!

So maybe this is not about the teacher as a teacher, but about what the teacher's goals are for you, and what the teacher knows you need to be doing to get there, and you are no longer interested at that level. On one of your earlier posts, you expressed that you wished you had gone to Princeton....it sounds like that was an option you regret not taking.

You can get an excellent musical education at a different kind of institution, or you can find something else to do with your life. Transfer application deadlines are later than incoming freshman deadlines. Good luck. Lorelei