*All items linked in this guide are only meant to serve as a starting place for your holiday shopping and are not explicitly endorsed by CIM. Please conduct your own research to determine which is the best product for you.*

 

For the CIM Student

  1. CIM merchandise
  2. Magnetized pencils for music stands
  3. Cleveland Edition Monopoly game
  4. Music-themed stress balls
  5. Airpods (for listening to rep, of course)
  6. Concert black attire (get creative!)
  7. Transparent sticky notes
  8. TwoSet Violin merchandise
  9. Cash (infinite possibilities)

For the String Player

  1. Viowiess mute
  2. Humidifier tube
  3. Bernardel light rosin (for daily use)
  4. Rock Tips liquid formula
  5. Rockstop for cello
  6. Microfiber cloth
  7. Stickers (for instrument cases, water bottles, etc.)
  8. Foldable music stand
  9. Shoulder rest for violin/viola

For the Keyboard Player

  1. Binders for performance
  2. Aesop hand balm
  3. Tickets to see their favorite pianist in concert
  4. Schubert: The Complete Impromptus by Gerardo Teissonnière
  5. Piano coffee mug (to fuel those practice sessions)
  6. Steinway & Sons piano patent art
  7. Schirmer's anthologies and method books
  8. Hand warmers (especially for Cleveland winters)
  9. TwelveSouth compass pro iPad stand

For the Woodwind/Brass Player

  1. 5 Starr valve oil
  2. Instrument cleaning snake
  3. ChopSaver lip balm
  4. Reed case
  5. Cigarette paper (for sticky keys)
  6. The Flute Fixit tool
  7. Instrument stand
  8. Cork grease
  9. Brass mute

For the Percussionist

  1. High-quality ear plugs
  2. Drummer's techtool (drum key, allen wrenches, and more)
  3. Extra sticks/mallets
  4. Zildjian merch
  5. Freer general hickory drum sticks
  6. Marc Damoulakis series Luft tambourine
  7. Drum stick caddy
  8. Moon gel pads
  9. Drummer's survival kit

For the Vocalist

  1. Portable nebulizer
  2. Tickets to the Met
  3. Honees cough drops
  4. ThroatCoat tea
  5. 24 Italian Songs and Arias (forever a classic)
  6. Practice journal
  7. Subscription to YAP Tracker (the gift that keeps on giving)
  8. Warm scarf
  9. Baerenreiter score