Best Music Gifts for Musicians Recommended by Music Teachers

Looking for a new gift idea to give the perfect present to a musician?

We asked the online music teachers at Lessonface to share their top music gift choices for a meaningful and useful gift to an aspiring or accomplished music student. Giving the gift of music can take on many forms, from a special method book, a piece of gear, to supporting the arts, lessons, or master classes. The teachers at Lessonface share their top ideas to help you find the right gift for the musicians on your list.

1.  A Metronome.  

An essential component of a musician’s practice regime is a metronome.  This makes the perfect gift for any musician.  Diana Desai, online Flute Teacher, shares that many students don’t have a physical metronome, and having one is far better than using an online version. 

2.  The Pneumo-Pro.  

If you are looking for the ideal gift for a flute player, Diana Desai recommends The Pneumo-Pro. It’s a game-changer for flutists and has helped many flute players develop a beautiful tone.

3.  A Music Stand. 

It’s funny to say, but many students do not have a music stand when playing their instrument.  Diana Desai suggests giving a music stand as an impactful gift that will prevent forming poor posture habits.  A music stand promotes better posture and is an efficient and thoughtful gift.

4.  Practice Pad for Drumming.  

Online drum teacher Bobby Angilletta recommends the Rudi-Pad.  Bobby shares, “this portable drummer’s practice pad can turn any surface into an instant practice pad and features the standard 26 American rudiments printed right on the pad, so you always have something to practice. You can roll it up and put it in your back pocket, please sit on top of a drum or a table, and it’s washable, and it also can even be used as a mouse pad.”

5.  A Donation to the Arts.

Online classical voice instructor and opera singer Aubry Lauren suggests donating in the students' name to a favorite arts & music ventures such as a local opera house or local orchestra.  The MET Orchestra Musicians, a non-profit organization, supporting over 150 musicians in need due to the global pandemic since the Met was forced to cancel the entire 2020-21 season is an ideal donation opportunity.

6.  Instrument Covers. 

Fun and playful, a flute tuque is a “hat” for the flute adorned with a pom-pom, suggests Erika Andres, online flute teacher.  Especially ideal for young players.  

7.  Vocal Music Books.

Singers love receiving new music to explore in their lessons and classes!  For the singers of all ages, Kara Alfano, online voice coach and teacher, recommends, The First and Second Book of Solos series (compiled by Joan Frey Boytim) and the Standard Vocal Literature series (edited by Richard Walters), which come in a variety of vocal ranges and provide students with a lovely cross-section of traditional classical vocal music in English, Spanish, Italian, German, and French.  For singers interested in the musical theater repertoire, The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology includes music from the stage, spanning the 1920's-present, and comes in all voice ranges.  

8.  Music Lessons & Classes.

Online music lessons and classes make it very easy to accelerate students playing, try new music styles, and take fun classes.  Giving the gift of lessons can be inspiring to a student and gives the student the flexibility to meet new teachers or test out a new instrument.  Lessonface gift certificates make giving the gift of music easy with online lessons, classes and give each student a wide choice of teachers to find their perfect match.

9.  A Portable Amp.

If you are a guitar player and learning the electric guitar, online guitar teacher Sara Landeau recommends a small, portable amp with selectable effects and headphone jack, like the Fender Champion 20 1x8” 20-watt combo amp, as the ideal piece of gear for at home playing. Sara shares, “it is not much larger than a lunchbox and sounds great.”

10. Kyser Quick-Change Capo.

For the acoustic guitar player, there are many accessory products. The one accessory item that online guitar teacher Chris Dunnett recommends is the Capo, short for capotasto, meaning “head of the neck,” which allows you to quickly and easily change the guitar's key.  By clamping a capo onto the 2nd fret of the fretboard, you can raise the key of the guitar by a whole note!  

11.  Songwriting.

Many students like to try their hand at songwriting.  Leah Hinton, musical artist, songwriter, and online teacher at Lessonface recommends Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison as the Essential Guide for Songwriting to all her students.