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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Billbobagganstiddies on 2024-07-18 08:41:33+00:00.
A bit of background stuff to know before you read this: I played string instruments for about 4 years (I quit a bit over a year ago), my music teacher and my mum were both very strict about how much I practiced, I was a bit petty.
A few years ago, I did a lot of music and was normally told to do about 1.5-2.5 hours of my main instrument. I did violin as my main instrument at the time of this story. I also did viola, cello, piano and singing on the side, and depending on the day, I would practice a different one for about 30-45 mins on top of my main practice, I also had to study music theory for about an hour.
At one point, my music teacher started to increase the amount of time he wanted me to practice, to the point I had to do 6 hours a day on top of school, private lessons and orchestra practice.
Because of this, I had to try and do 3 hours before and after school, and I realised the only good time to wake up was at 2-3 am, sometimes I woke up at 12 am because ✨why not✨.
My mum hated this because I practiced loudly and it would wake her up. My music teacher made me practice for 6 hours for about a month.
Edit: I was about 9 or 10 when this happened.
Edit 2: I haven't done any form of music, except for singing because I love it and it's my choice to do it, but I rarely practice it because I'm constantly burnt out due to things like this happening. I also currently have a scholarship to a school under academics and music (specifically violin), and I learnt more instruments than the ones that were mentioned.
Edit 3: Just incase anyone is wondering what instruments I played, here's the list: violin, viola, cello, piano, guitar, ukulele, flute, drums and singing. I did all these over a 4 year time line.