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[Yohan]

i am wondering what music you all like to use for your sessions.  i have been using carlos nakai, and a lullaby mix that i had originally gotten for my son.. and something called cry of the river.i am getting bored of my selections, and thought i would post here for ideas.  it is hard to buy through guessing, as i have had some bad luck in that regard so far.so what do you like?  what do your clients like?tell me your favorites  ;D

 

[I love him <3]

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I've had several of the Feng Sui (sp?) collection and love them. They have that Asian twang w/ some bubling water in the back ground.But, my all time favorites right now are:Maryana Ray; Liquid Silk -- Native American Flutes with light bird and babling brook backgroundHealing Music Project; Bliss -- combination of several styles, with very light almost haunting female vocals. It's actully put together by some doctors who studied musics effect on relaxation. Very well done. I rarely ever change this one out of the CD player.

 

[Muaz L]

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I have a mish-mosh; some classical, some jazz; Nakai is really nice, and there are several Japanese flute pieces I found that go well with his stuff.Ralph Towner has some beautiful solo acoustic guitar; I've used John Coltrane, although the volume has to be turned down because it can be distracting.Kieth Jarret solo piano is one of my regulars; Miles Davis Ballads is fantastic. I have a cd of Ravi Shankar's wife doing ragas which is cool too.Like I said, a mish-mosh.

 

[The Lollypops]

thanks for the suggestions.  i am going to see if my library has any of them so i can check them out.

 

[Kar]

well, not much luck.  i did find the miles davis ballads cd, and something with ralph towner on it.thanks everyone for the suggestions.  i would love to hear more  ;D

 

[LHOOQ]

My newest aquisitions are the Detaching the World series.  Sorry can't give you more info, they are at the office.Love them.The solution for not getting bored has been....a  muti disc changer.  We have 5 on our unit.  Keeps things changing all the time.  The only drawback is the sound the machine makes when it is changing discs.Robyn

 

[sjwanderer]

I like the Dean Evenson albums Ocean Dreams, Forest Song, and Tao of Healing (Peace Through Music series), and albums of nature sounds.  Right now all my clients are asking for the Cape Cod Surf CD; I don't know why everybody is grooving to the ocean at the same time but they love it.

 

[Serena]

I have two Marilyn Seits cds, Phoenix & Dragon and Shades of Violet. I also have a cd that I bought in the caribean with sounds from El Yunque, the rain forest in Puerto Rico. That one can be purchased on the National Parks web site.  

 

[May Contain Nuts]

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I don't know if you have any used record/ cd stores nearby. I pick up a lot of music there, usually $10.00 or less per cd. They can be a fun place to look through, very eclectic.I've also done swaps with fellow students and got some really nice stuff.

 

[molly_m]

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A friendly reminder When you purchase a CD make sure that it plays for over an hour. I made a few mistakes in buying CDs that last 50 minutes. I wouldn't want to monkey around with my music when there are still 10 minutes left of the massage I'm giving so those CD's are pretty useless

 

[Captain Nerezza]

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Most stereos have a Mode button to Repeat, so the music never stops.

 

[Requiem]

good point!  thanks for the tip

 

[livewire9]

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Oh my gosh, duh Jen! I guess I better actually READ the directions for my stereo, lol

 

[Dani G]

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I still prefer to buy cd's that are at least 60 minutes long, because I don't have a cd player at the gym I work for that has a repeat button... cheap, cheap, cheap... When I set up my office, I will definitely get one that has a changer, I can't stand listening to the same music over and over again!!!  My boss at the spa I work at bought a bunch of cds that were 20-25 minutes long, they drive me nuts even more so because I hear them 3 times in an hour session!!!  

As for music suggestions, I love the music at Target.  Go and play with the lifescapes counter, I have bought a ton of those cd's... there also was another thread somewhere that had a lot of good suggestions.  I typed them into tower records and barnes and nobles to listen to the tracks... if I didn't like them I didn't buy them.  I found this useful since the libraries around me don't seem to carry too much "new age" music!

Here is the link for the lifescapes

cd's:
http://www.compasslifescapes.com/shop/dept.asp?dept_id=6&

 

[Pompal 09.]

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I'd like to suggest the music of Christopher Peac ock (the space is because the forum thinks there's a bad word there). He plays piano and has recorded several CDs. Some are covers of memorable pieces and some are things he has written. I have one of his original work that has some nature sounds in it as well.

 

[Love Life Simply]

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I am no where near from starting massage but I do have a reccomendation for when I meditate and it should be good for massage. its called. "Coyote Oldman-House made of dawn". It is native american music but is very soothing. I think Coyote Oldman is the name of the musicians.

 

[Vonnie]

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i took another boardmember's advice and checked out amazon.com for their FREE music downloads. beware~ some songs are just snippets, some are full-length songs. look at the file size~ if it's under 1MB in size, chances are it's a snippet.i am particularly fond of the piano of jeff bjork. i picked 14 of his songs and have a disc of over 60 minutes of music! ;D

 

[Nicole C]

Well Mush, *cough* That other board member might have been me.  I actually have quite a few songs that I've DLed from various artists from Amazon.com. Some have enough tracks to burn an album completely of a single artist, other's I've tried to mix by instrument or genre.Here's a few suggestions to get you started.Like Native American Flute? Try Charlie Wayne, he's awesome. Prefer Piano? Try George Davidson, Paul Cardall, Michael Dulin, Zola Van or Matthew LaBarge. (Just a few of my favorites LOL)Like Guitar? Try Acoustic Expressions, ALDO, The Candlelight Guitarist, David Gillis, or Chasm.Harp Music your thing? Then Try Rosewynde Flute and Harp Duo,  Barbara Ashbury, Paul Baker, Donna Germano, or HarpSong.I tend to choose music w/o lyrics so that my clients are not distracted by the words.  Rarely will I include a song w/ lyrics... but I will if it seems especially pretty to me. (Usually no more than one per every 3-5 instrumental only songs.)Anyway, hope that gave you a few ideas to kick around.  I think the right massage music can really enhance a session. Don't you?

 

[luxyfoxy]

props to maestra  ;D