Back then I was one of the promising kid. My teacher had even prepared a few scores for me to practice for the entrance exam of a very good music academy. But I

Back then I was one of the promising kid. My teacher had even prepared a few scores for me to practice for the entrance exam of a very good music academy. But I decided to drop it. Reasons: - I don't really enjoy the whole stuff very much. It involves a lot of boring practices. I still remember that back in the day, when everyone was enjoying holidays and weekends I had to practice 4+ hours every day. My parents were very pushy about this so very quickly it's a complete chore for me, except for occasions. - I hate memorizing stuffs. But for music performance you got to memorize most of the stuffs you are going to perform. I was very nervous about this. I won a few minor prizes but never enjoyed the process. I only wanted to play for myself, not for an audience. - I was not that talented anyway. There were tons of promising kid and I was just one of them. BTW I never practiced piano again afterwards. It has been over two decades. I might pick it up again and hopefully can play some Well Tempered Clavier again (I managed to play a few of them before I dropped it) -- although I stopped practicing, I have grown up enough to enjoy Bach, the most romantic composer in the world.