i say do 1... cause you need all this theory knowledge foundated in years 7-10 of music
such as tone colour, texture, pitch etc. stuff.
if you can play good, it doesn't really help that much
or... you could do 2.
and work heaps hard at it.
You have it easy...
My parents are in this little parent cult. Where they trade HSC tips and gather details. My mum even e-mails me little messages about getting potential marks. It's quiet depressing, really. And they really expect a perfect score from me. Just cause they were little Asian...