Choose a music themed cookie basket for a casual gift. Select a container to hold your cookie bouquet, and then select the cookies you would like to include in the bouquet. There are several companies that can design edible custom cookie arrangements, based on the recipient's hobbies or profession. Fill your chosen basket with piano cookies, note cookies, cookies shaped and decorated like saxophones, violins or flutes. Further personalize the gift by including a cookie decorated with the recipient's name. Prices are based on a per cookie count. Most cookie companies offer delivery.
Select music themed jewelry for a special occasion gift. You might choose earrings or a pendant shaped like pianos and notes. Or purchase a sterling silver charm bracelet and a specialty charm. For a man, give silver money clips or cuff links engraved with musical instruments.
An evening enjoying a professional concert will be a welcome gift. Search your local newspaper for upcoming concerts featuring the recipient's favorite instrument. Concert tickets and a pre-concert dinner will make for a memorable evening.
Select a coffee-table book featuring a renowned musician. If the recipient enjoys jazz, choose a book about Charlie Parker or Dizzy Gillespie. For the pianist, look for books about Wolfgang Mozart or Sergei Rachmaninoff. Consider purchasing a gift certificate to the local music shop, which will provide the recipient a wide variety of music books to choose from.
If your gift will be given as a holiday exchange, consider a tree ornament. From little drummer boys to guitars, there are many choices to personalize the gift. You may also choose to add the ornament as a gift topper to another gift. The gift of a tree ornament could also become a new annual tradition; give one each year to fill up the holiday tree over time.