Music boxes can make inspirational music gifts, especially if you give a music box that plays a song that is a favorite of your instructor. Alternately, you could give a music box that plays the first song your instructor taught you to play, which can be a great way to show how you appreciate what you've learned from your music teacher.
Find the sheet music to your music instructor's favorite song and place it in a cherry wood or mahogany frame. Inscribe a personal message of thanks on the sheet music that expresses what music has brought into your life and how your teacher played a role in bringing music into your life.
There are numerous inspirational music quotes that can be applied to homemade cards, framed prints and cups. "Life is like a piano -- what you get out of it depends on how you play it" is an example of an inspirational musical quote suitable for gifts. Another example might be: "Do you know that our soul is composed of harmony?" by Leonardo da Vinci. Plato said, "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything."
Not all inspirational gifts have spiritual overtones, but there are many spiritual-based gifts of inspiration appropriate for a music teacher. A print of the sheet music for the inspirational "Footprints in the Sand" poem is one idea. The origin of the poem is disputed and has been attributed to several authors, but you can find the text written on numerous music-related gifts. A figurine of an angel playing a harp (inscribed with an inspirational lyric) a scroll with the lyrics to a favorite spiritual song or an engraved hymnal are other gifts for music teachers who focus on spiritual music.