<p>OK, I did join the gamelan for 3 yrs, took Shakuhachi lessons from a Japanese visiting fulbright, took some ethnomusicology courses…the Oberlin Symphonic group wasn’t yet formed (this was the 80s). My off-campus house was actually bordered by corn on 2 sides. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed and completely support Oberlin! Will be visiting with my son later this year in fact. And btw, David72, I actually took a course from you freshman year, I believe. It was a shock to have a freshman english course with only 8-10 students taught by a full professor while my friends at Cornell were in 500-person classes!</p>