<p>No warm climates in this list!</p>
<p>My first thought was Wesleyan (and then Oberlin, if she’s interested in a double degree. The thought of a conservatory alone might not appeal). </p>
<p>And Columbia (but I think the ethno program is grad level, but I would imagine there are undergrad offerings. There’s just an incredible amount of interesting music at Columbia, not to mention in NYC! One of the most interesting and eclectic graduates of Columbia/Juilliard seems to cover a lot of ground from electronic to classical to Appalachian music–Nico Muhly. (he’s got a fascinating blog!). Listen to his Mothertongue album, esp. the stuff with Sam Amidon, who plays fiddle. Of course, Columbia is not a liberal arts college. </p>
<p>And University of Chicago is really big on ethnomusicology. And urban. but not a LAC.</p>
<p>And Carleton, which has a pretty big ethnomusicology dept for the size of the school, and a major metropolitan area not far away. THAT’s a fabulous LAC.</p>
<p>My older son (vocal perf at NU) has a good friend majoring in ethnomusicology with focus on classical and bluegrass/strings at Northwestern, where they have recently revived their Jazz program to much acclaim. Look on Youtube for the NU channel. But def. NOT a liberal arts college.</p>
<p>Here’s a short discussion about ethnomusicology: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/550534-ethnomusicology.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/550534-ethnomusicology.html</a>
And within that discussion is a list of ethnomusicology depts in college:[SEM</a> - Guide to Programs](<a href=“http://webdb.iu.edu/sem/scripts/guidetoprograms/guidelist.cfm]SEM”>http://webdb.iu.edu/sem/scripts/guidetoprograms/guidelist.cfm)</p>
<p>Why are so many of these in cold climates? (probably UNC-chapel hill and University of North Texas (Norah Jones went there for 2 years!) would be well worth a look, even if they aren’t lacs)</p>