@Slopemom - percussion at Bard College is not going to be with So Percussion in the conservatory, but with the Teaching Fellow (currently from Mobius Percussion - so no slouch!) On this link, click on Arts Division and then Music and you can see all the current ensembles available to the college students, music courses, and the list of teachers for private study at the bottom: http://inside.bard.edu/academic/courses/current/ It is a very deep department with a lot of offerings. However, I really would recommend considering the double degree option to take full advantage of percussion at Bard - unless she’s less interested in contemporary classical and leans more towards world music, rock, and jazz. However, there would certainly be opportunities in the college orchestra and chamber ensembles to continue to perform classical music.