<p>Have any of you been moved to give a gift (cash) to a private music teacher who you feel is responsible giving your son or daughter the extra help needed to get into a college music career?</p>
<p>In celebration of his acceptance to his first choice school?</p>
<p>I am thinking an amount approximately 5 times the usual cost of one lesson...</p>
<p>I think most music teachers would be very appreciative of your sentiment and generosity. I wonder if the outright gift would have tax consequences, and if it could be somehow mitigated as a gift certificate?</p>
<p>I was also wondering about a gift for my D’s trombone teacher. She has really blossomed with him. He is well off financially and even offers an incentive to his students: if they make All State, they don’t have to pay him for lessons any longer. So cash would not be appropriate, but I wanted him to have something from her. Suggestions? He is a retired symphony player but still is active in a local community orchestra, band and jazz band.</p>
<p>Some prior thoughts:
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<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/253566-holiday-gift-professor.html?highlight=gift[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/253566-holiday-gift-professor.html?highlight=gift</a></p>
<p>One of my favorite places to look for a gift is winecountrygiftbaskets.com. Flowers are also appropriate or a maybe a gift card to a music store.</p>