TakeLessons Shares 5 Unique Holiday Gifts for the Musically-Inclined

Online, November 24, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Today is Black Friday, officially marking the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Finding the perfect gift can be stressful for everyone, so TakeLessons (http://takelessons.com), the nation's fastest growing music lessons provider, took the opportunity to share some unique gift ideas for music lovers.

The following is an excerpt from the list of 15 Odd Christmas Gift Ideas for Musicians, courtesy of the Houston Press:

"1. DIY Guitar Pick Punch

Nothing is more useless than a guitarist without a guitar pick. Save yourself a few practice-room shouting matches with this handy punch that turns old credit cards, Xbox game cases, military IDs and lapsed health insurance cards into functional guitar picks. Toss this baby into the gig bag, and you'll never have to bum a pick off your bassist again.

2. Build Your Own Ukelele Kit

The ukulele gets a bad rap. Sure, it was the favored instrument of Tiny Tim, but it's also been twanged by the likes of George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Even the most jaded musician will gain a new appreciation for the uke after building and decorating his or her own courtesy of this nifty DIY kit. With the New York Times writing stories about them and Hawaii 5-0 back on the air, it's only a matter of time before these amazing instruments become megapopular again.

3. Playable Synthesizer T-Shirt

By widely accepted generalization, indie musicians have two major turn-ons: Vintage musical instruments and graphic tees. Whomever you give this playable synth t-shirt to may well go into hipster overload as he or she bangs out "Axel F" in eight-voice polyphonic sound. On their T-SHIRT.

4. iKlip iPad Music Holder

​Sheet music is so 19th century. In the dawning digital era, all sight-reading will be performed using high-definition, rare-earths-rich LED touchscreens. Prepare the musician in your life for the promised day when performers will be able to afford tablet computers with this handy iPad music holder! Finally, they'll be able to say goodbye to shuffling pages, illegal photocopies and agonizing papercuts. At least until music stands become retro-chic, anyway.

5. Numark iDJ Live Software Controller

​Back before entire music libraries fit on a single iPod, DJs used to create mixes using vinyl records. Now that iPods are also almost obsolete, this digital iPad controller will let your friends use modern musical technology to create their own mash-ups using turntables, just like the disc jockeys of old did. Just plug in an iPad and scratch, chop and screw tracks straight from iTunes."

By sharing the list with blog readers, TakeLessons hopes to make the holiday season a bit less stressful this time around. Readers are invited to share their own wish list and thoughts by commenting on the TakeLessons blog, where fans can also read a Thanksgiving-themed list of band names, and comments are also welcomed on Facebook (http://facebook.com/takelessons).