by John | May 29, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
Always in search of the perfect 90 bpm flat road song- I first saw this artist on a not memorable awards show I watched with the kids. Her voice is mesmerizing and she used to be a backup vocalist for a favorite British group of mine- Jamiroquai. This shy Australian...
by Dennis Mellon | May 24, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Big Box Instructor, Dennis Mellon, Instructor Training, KEEP IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Music
On April 10th I attended a "Cycle 360" certification workshop at Colorado Athletic Club Monaco in Denver, Colorado. Wellbridge, the parent company of Colorado Athletic Club, has seen the huge success of programs like Soul Cycle, Flywheel and Full Psycle and decided...
by John | May 22, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Spotify
I love a great track that can be tune-mapped with some very clear bursts of energy, that signal GO!!! The image above is the actual sound print of today's free track. I've added the √ at the start of each sprint and an X at the end. You'll notice the segment...
by John | May 21, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, iTunes, iTunes & Spotify Training, Latest News, Spotify
Spotify had a big announcement yesterday > sounds like they're going directly after iTunes with a confidence that really surprises me. After all, we're talking about Apple here - the company with the largest market value of any company on earth. Kind of like my...
by John | May 15, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
I loved watching Monty Python as a kid. One of my favorite bits was during the introduction when they cut to John Cleese, sitting at his desk, in a wholly improbable location - typically in the middle of a field, the ocean shore or behind bars. On occasion, I enjoy...
by John | May 12, 2015 | Best Practices, Big Box Instructor, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Presentation Skills, Spotify
This has become an almost regular habit for me. I'll cue up the New Music Tuesday playlist published by Spotify and then drag promising tracks into my Future To Use folder. Some weeks are near complete washouts. This week has what could be a complete class of songs......