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<p>This was my experience with piano lessons my first semester, playing in a student-taught gamelan ExCo, and even with informal clarinet lessons from a friend – the student teachers are really extraordinary.</p>
<p>I’m in the College and was concerned about disappearing within a very deep talent pool, but there are abundant opportunities for people at all levels to make all kinds of music, and I’ve never gotten the impression that musicians who aren’t Conservatory caliber are looked down on. The only thing that’s restricted my ability to play music at Oberlin is lack of spare time…</p>