One of the things which so many people still have trouble coming to terms with is the fact that it is possible to graduate from college any time of the year. Just because traditional college graduation ceremonies were always held in June, it doesn’t mean that students can’t graduate after any quarter or semester within the school year.
Many colleges and universities actually have graduation ceremonies at least twice a year in January and June, so if you have a student graduating in August, for example, there’s nothing odd about that. Students can graduate whenever they have enough credits to do so and that holds true for any major discipline. If you are invited to an August graduation party for a music major, here are some ideas for gifts you might want to consider.
1. Noise Canceling Headphones
There is nothing more frustrating to a musician than trying to listen to an intricate movement within a classical arrangement when there is too much noise going on in the background. It could be a bunch of dorm students getting together to celebrate the end of another year at school.
Then again, it could be those times when you thought you’d find a little peace at the local park only to find families barbecuing with a dozen kids running around. Well, it probably isn’t a dozen kids but boy they sure do sound like it! When it comes to College Graduation Gifts for Students, especially music majors, noise canceling headphones are the absolute perfect gift!
2. Tickets to a Concert
No matter what genre that college music major favors, there is always a concert being held somewhere close enough to travel to. If you find your son or daughter’s favorite band going on tour in the coming months, why not buy those early tickets online? If it’s an extremely popular group, tickets may be sold out as soon as they are released! What better way for a music major to celebrate graduation than to go to a live concert headlining their favorite musicians?
3. Music Writing Software
This is something especially useful for the music major who is going to teach music in middle or high schools. Music writing software comes in many forms but to have a system of music notation is ideal for teaching kids the basics of learning to read music. In days gone by, music teachers would need to sit for hours writing a score in four-part harmony in various keys that were comfortable for the range of kids’ voices. Now there are software programs that can easily transpose scores and print them out quickly. If the school will be presenting a musical in which the chorus is singing and the school band will be playing the instrumentation, this kind of software is a true gift from above.
Can you think of any better gifts for the music graduate? These are each ideal and will be something that recent graduate will truly appreciate. From being able to actually hear what they are listening to, to quickly notating scores for school productions, technology is the name of the game.
