Symphony Orchestra

[yardwork]

Yesterday I had a client who works with the symphony. He was in a lot of pain and I was able to help him. Last night was one of those moments when it really hit me why I do this. This man was so grateful for my help.

While waiting for his taxi back to the hotel we had a conversation about musicians and massage. He said that lots of musicians play in pain. He went on to explain that some progressive orchestras have MTs on staff. He is not from the USA, so this could be in other countries.

Does anyone here work directly with their symphony orchestra? I am considering marketing to them. I just dont want to "bite off more than I can chew" since massage is still a part-time career for me.

 

[Tim J]

Symphony Orchestra

Yesterday I had a client who works with the symphony. He was in a lot of pain and I was able to help him. Last night was one of those moments when it really hit me why I do this. This man was so grateful for my help.

While waiting for his taxi back to the hotel we had a conversation about musicians and massage. He said that lots of musicians play in pain. He went on to explain that some progressive orchestras have MTs on staff. He is not from the USA, so this could be in other countries.

Does anyone here work directly with their symphony orchestra? I am considering marketing to them. I just dont want to "bite off more than I can chew" since massage is still a part-time career for me.

I've hoped to get a few from the symphony in our city and have marketed only minimally to them. Ifyou get one, you will probably get a few more. I don't believe you will bite off more than you can chew, as since most musicians do play in pain, they rarely take time for themselves. It's not because they don't know bodywork will be of help either. They really just won't make the time. So, ifyou can get a precious few from the symphony/orchestra who understand what you can can, it will be worth it.

But, I definitely think you don't have to worry about being flooded with requests.

If there is a way to have this individual write a review of your work on Citysearch.com, you should do so. Ask ifhe will mention they type of work he does as well. Then you can use that to help market.

As a side note, I was told years ago (from our symphony) that you can sometimes ask for your info to be posted "back seforum.xxxe"... and that occasionally a visiting opera singer will automatically ask for a local MT. I've never had one, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I just never stayed after it. You may need to provide info more than a few times.