Help what to do

[chopinj]

Hi, I would love some advice on this anything

I have been learning music and the piano for around 2 years now its my first instrument and i love it. However, over the past half a year I have sort of not practiced as much as I should nor do I stick to the pieces I'm given. I have learned such pieces as the Moonlight Sonata mov 1, many Chopin preludes including Raindrop and preludes no 4 and no 13, Chopin Waltz Op.64 and several other pieces including parts of Debussy reverie and Clair De Lune and a few parts of several Mozart pieces. I am currently in high school senior years and have skipped one year of music prac. and two years of music at music theory. I love theory more than playing at the moment and I'm hoping i can change my habits. I do have a teacher and they are fantastic in helping me all the time but they cant force me to practice it just doesnt happen. I get to choose a few  of the pieces I learn and if I dont like what they have given me I usually choose something else and learn it. I cant keep doing this though and in a few years time would like to do music degree at Uni. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can force my self to practice more, stick to what I'm told and just all round learn more because I have a lot of catching up to do before I go to Uni. Any repertoire suggestions would be fantastic to
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thank You

[lilla]

Two suggestions.  #1 - practice effectively by making it a routine.  Combine your practice with something else - that is, you always practice piano the minute you complete your morning email review.  Or some such thing that you do every day.  The effective part of the practice, actually comes from following and understanding your assignment, and communicating with your teacher to be certain you are progressing.

#2 - You can follow a degree program for Music Theory, or any number of music disciplines, not all of them requiring piano performance degree work.  Perhaps your interest lies in that area.  If so, discuss it with your teacher.  Maybe you could be assigned fewer, or easier pieces, but explore theory in greater detail.  Perhaps theory could include greater use of piano exercises for the purposes of exploring the theory aspect of it.  Scale structures, chord development, etc., etc.