Q: i'm taking an after school ap music theory class, because i wanna major in music someday (i'm a senior in hs), but everyone in the class is leagues ahead of me and the teacher is very Not Nice. should i stick it out or find another way to learn?
A: i think learning music this way will NOT be useful for you at this time in your life, and may actually permanently damage your inspiration. a 'music theory class' usually means nothing if you haven't already had a lot of experience playing around in music and figuring at least some things out for yourself before hand. otherwise the information is just not gonna make any sense at all. it would be like putting an infant in kindergarten