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August 9, 2010

Inexpensive Massage Music

When I was a practicing massage therapist, I kept a stack of CDs in my office to play during my sessions. There were a handful of soft rock popular albums, several new age music albums, but the majority of my massage music collection consisted of classical music. Mozart, Bach, and others provided the backgound music for my clients to relax, and rarely got in the way of my own critical thinking while planning the treatment.

These days, as CD sales drop and digital music becomes the standard, many therapists are using their iPods and other digital music players to provide the soundtrack to their sessions. The advantages are many: ecological savings (no packaging), size (thousands of songs in a package smaller than a CD case), and customizable,. on-the-go playlists.

My husband is a big music fan (you can tell from his music & literature blog), and is always looking for a bargain. Lately he pointed out Amazon MP3, and the music bargains they offer, including:

Free albums: Amazon MP3 offers over 120 free album downloads, several classical albums.

Free songs: Amazon MP3 offers over 1,900 free song downloads.

Over 1,000 MP3 albums for only $5: These include 100 classical albums.

Daily and weekly specials:

Including:

The 99 Most Essential Haydn Masterpieces for $2.99
The 99 Most Essential Mendelssohn Masterpieces
More classical bestsellers

I like Amazon MP3 because I can play short snippets and test-drive the music before I download it. The free compilations are also wonderful ways to discover new music, both for your practice and your free time.

Of course, burrowing through these offerings can seem daunting, but a little time could help you save a fortune in building you massage practice music library.

Posted by linda at August 9, 2010 1:30 PM

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