<p>to robl: some other suny schools you might want to look at for having good to great music schools are Purchase, and New paltz…they are both getting very hard to get into and offer b.a., b.s. and b.m.'s in the schools,plus they are very close to nyc…very awesome for performance.</p>
<p>i personally liked new paltz more than purchase…but to each his/her own :)…and just to let you know if you want to have a strong liberal arts core then dont go to purchase,ive also heard horror stories as long as with many conservatories that the adjunct professors/teachers are all FANTASTIC at playing…but as far as teaching they are not that great at that skill…but best of luck to you, HIGHLY recommend new paltz!(also offers a contemporary music/music therapy degree which i rarely see!), frendonia and potsdam are great too!..good luck</p>