@squirk per, @CaMom13 's comment, I couldn’t agree more. I hope your kid’s school is a nurturing program. It can be quite rewarding with the right feel for 14-18 yr olds. My D’s program was not that. It was dog eat dog (competition is great but it was mean spirited and the director played into that - and I’m a competitive sports guy so that says a lot). Several talented kids just moved on feeling this isn’t for them. The director’s attitude is “oh well, they’d never make it in the real world” . Really a shame. I think the only thing that kept D’s sanity was a combo of her natural drive/ability and her community theater group which was a lot of fun.
Try to balance hard work and fun. Too easy to burn out.