I'm in an interesting predicament. I excelled at music theory, struggled a bit at aural skills, and all around enjoyed all other courses in my music curriculum, except piano. I have every last course completed, with the exception of my student teaching semester, and the last bit of Piano Proficiency. I have until August 1 to complete piano proficiency or I will not be allowed to student teach. I get the rules can't be broken, and I have put a considerable amount of time and energy into piano, it just is flat out hard, that and since beginning my piano studies, i've had mono twice and a bad 4 month long sinus and double ear infection saga. Talk about a rough time keeping up with classes. Somehow I got to this point, so close I can taste it, but so burnt out i'm ready to throw in the towel. I need advice from some people who have some kind of experience with the situation. I love music and want to teach it, but everyone in the music department tells me I'm going to be a failure if I can't be better at the piano, while everyone in the field i've talked to says it's a waste. I need advice. Thanks!
I should add that my school is very expensive and I can't really afford to be there an extra semester.
The deadline is firm. I've taken eight semesters of piano, interrupted by illness of course. I am not allowed to student teach in the fall unless I pass the final exam, and i absolutely refuse to pay the obscene amount of money my school is asking for a whole year of school next year to dink around with piano proficiency for a semester and delay student teaching.
