The Power of 3 - "Around, Below and Above"
"Congregation" by The Foo Fighters
"The Hanging Tree" by Peter G RewerRK
"In the Clear" by Foo Fighters
Over the past few weeks I have been fascinated with the HBO series "Sonic Highways", which features one of my favorite bands, the Foo Fighters.
"In this new series, Foo Fighters commemorate their 20th anniversary by documenting the eight-city recording odyssey that produced their latest, and eighth, studio album. Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl directs the series, which taps into the musical heritage and cultural fabric of eight cities: Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington D.C. and New York. The band based themselves at a legendary recording studio integral to the unique history and character of each location. One song was recorded in each city, and every track features local legends. Even the lyrics were developed in an experimental, unprecedented way: Grohl held off on writing them until the last day of each session, letting himself be inspired by the experiences, interviews and personalities that became part of the process." (from: http://www.hbo.com/foo-fighters-sonic-highways#/foo-fighters-sonic-highways/about/index.html)
What fascinated me most about this series was watching the creative process at work. Every person, city, studio and experience had profound effects on the writing of each song.
I have found that the different times, facilities and riders I teach affect the "energy" of each class and though I may have the exact same profile for each class they all "feel" different. This is where I use my music to match the "energy" of the class. I have a much different playlist for my 5:00am classes then I do for my noon classes and my 6:00pm playlist is different as well.
I believe the best instructors can feel this "energy" and use it to connect with their class.[wlm_private 'PRO-Platinum|PRO-Monthly|PRO-Gratis|PRO-Seasonal|Platinum-trial|Monthly-trial|PRO-Military|30-Days-of-PRO|90 Day PRO|Stages-Instructor|Schwinn-Instructor|Instructor-Bonus|28 Day Challenge']
A detailed set profile to print
3 song harmonically mixed track, to download Right Click > Save As / Save Target As to download. Open in iTunes and then you'll see this in your Spotify Local File folder.
TrainerRoad Profile of the following classes.
Recording of me teaching this 3 song set in a class on a Stages bike, Right Click > Save As / Save Target As to download on PC or Download Linked File As on Mac. Open in iTunes and then you'll see this in your Spotify Local File folder.
Recording of me teaching this 3 song set in a class on a Spinner Blade Ion, Right Click > Save As / Save Target As to download on PC or Download Linked File As on Mac. Open in iTunes and then you'll see this in your Spotify Local File folder.
Recording of me teaching this 3 song set in a class on a Spinner NXT, Right Click > Save As / Save Target As to download on PC or Download Linked File As on Mac. Open in iTunes and then you'll see this in your Spotify Local File folder.
3 song harmonically mixed song AND video, to download Right Click > Save As / Save Target As to download.
More coming - please let me know if there's something special you'd like. [/wlm_private]
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How does one open this n iTunes ?. Can’t right click on a Mac.
Tx
Maria, I use a Mac as well and I can right click by clicking on the right side of my mouse. Also on my Mac laptop I can right click my clicking on the right side of my track pad. Give it a try and let me know if it still does not work.
If you cannot ‘right-click’ the alternative – old-school – is to control+click: hold down the control key when you (left) click.
Thanks for the tip Stephen
Dennis, I just wanted to let you know how much I greatly appreciate you uploading all these harmonically mixed tracks! Mixing music on my own was always a bit above my head, so I never attempted it, but I also never realized how much it can improve the flow of a workout until I had these. My students are loving them! And I’m really enjoying incorporating these and some of your profile ideas into my normal classes. It’s been fun. So thank you (I personally hope you keep it up!).
Alisha,
Thank you so much for your feedback! I’ll keep creating them as long as ICI/Pro members find them valuable.