<p>Suzukimomto2: My d went through a similar period of soul-searching about musical career choices and actually ended up deciding to audition on her then-secondary instrument, viola, instead of violin. As she explored options, she found a few LACs that had okay music programs and most of which offered nice scholarships to nonmajors/double majors for participating in music organizations, including Skidmore, Gettysburg (don’t let the “conservatory” label scare you off; we were advised to check it out from a highly respected Suzuki teacher), Susquehanna, Vassar, Connecticut College. Her sister is a nonmusic major at Bard but plays in a variety of school music groups (including recently a Zombie Opera - don’t ask!) - no music scholarship here but free lessons.</p>