Are your parents actually right when they make you learn music? :)

[booker81]

Royd, you crack me up.

For the OP, I did piano (decently) and sax (badly), for a long time. I don't know if it helped me with learning, but I am good with science and math! I kinda liked it though, even if I wasn't very good. The only real song I can play still on the piano is Chariots of Fire heh.

Forcing yourself to suck at something really isn't the best way to get out of it, it just shows folks you suck at it. Some will view that as either a) you're lazy or b) you need more training. I don't think it sounds like you want either of these applied to you

Ask you folks if you can do a different instrument if it's the music they want you to learn, or a different activity, if that is what their goal is.

 

[sourland]

Puberty proved my parents wrong. Singing lessons canceled.

 

[BantamoftheOpera]

I may be biased as a music education major, but hear me out. I totally understand bad lessons, not wanting to practice, and lack of musical motivation. A big cause of all of those issues can be your music teacher. A teacher's job is to inspire their students. I also agree with the idea of changing instruments or changing musical genere, perhaps jazz piano? I don't think it is right for you to be forced into lessons, but I certainly wish that I had started taking lessons at a young age. I had to learn everything on my own until half way into high school. Best of luck in your future musical endevors or non-musical endevors

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

My parents forced me into band classes in grade school.

After about 2 months of home practice, with the Bass Susaphone ( tuba) they let me quit.

Wonder why?

 

[Yay Chicks!]

My father was a wonderful pianist. My two sisters were given piano lessons. They didn't take to them and thus my parents didn't even try with me. I turned out to be the more musical sister and wish to this day that I could play. I did learn to play flute and I had vocal lessons here and there. I'm grateful that I can read music and have a good sense of timing and rhythm as I continue to sing.

My suggestion would be to stop resisting it. Instead of trying to do badly in order to make your point, use the time to do your very best at it since you have to do it anyway. You will suffer far less.