When D was looking, she wanted as few liberal arts as possible (ideally, one a semester). Of the schools you listed or those suggested, these had more general education requirements, iirc, and so weren’t on her list: Emerson, Marymount Manhattan, Muhlenburg, Elon. Since BW is a BM degree, they have more music classes (theory, etc.) The ones that seemed to have the fewest gen ed requirements on your list (and were on her list) were Syracuse, Otterbein, Montclair, and Illinois Wesleyan. I think Coastal Carolina was one of those, as well. I wouldn’t rule out IWU based on the number of gen eds required because they are an academically selective and challenging school, and that is true even with MT majors.
My D was admitted to IWU, and, in the end, her top choices were IWU and UArts (where she’s attending in a month–gasp–that came fast). We loved IWU–the size (only 12 admitted; 7 attending), the caring yet demanding faculty, the level of talent, the family-like environment of the program (among the students; they even took D, a “prospie,” totally under their wings), the stellar academics, etc. However, there was a drinking element that seemed like it could be kind of strong on-campus. MT majors didn’t seem to party as heavily as others seemed to (they knew they had to be in great shape for their major/career), but it was still present in some conversations, etc. That was a turn-off to D, but it wouldn’t have totally prevented her from attending. They seemed welcoming and open to whatever decisions people made about it. And, I think that the party element can be found on any campus. It’s an excellent program that I think deserves to be looked at, especially if you want intense MT along with quality liberal arts.