Free Music Friday 7/8

by Amy Macgowan | Jul 8, 2011 | Music

Are you looking for a motivating mid-tempo climb? Look no further! This week”™s Friday Favorite, at around 72 rpm, is just the thing. This band is well known by all of us, but perhaps this song will be new to you. Still it is fun for our class, because everyone knows...

I Can Help Tutorials – My Podcast Feed Isn’t Updating in iTunes

by John | Jul 1, 2011 | Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, Music

As far as I'm concerned Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Page and Sergey Brin all deserve a big hug! Without their fantastic companies; Microsoft, Apple and Google none of what we do here at www.indoorcycleinstructor.com would be possible 🙂 That's not to say that these...

Free Music Friday 7/1

by Amy Macgowan | Jul 1, 2011 | Music

This week”™s Friday Favorite flat tune is from a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and actress. The song was released in 2002 and it caught my ear then. I had completely forgotten about it, but heard it the other day and have incorporated it back into my class. The...

Free Music Friday 6/24

by Amy Macgowan | Jun 24, 2011 | Music

This week”™s Friday Favorite is just a groovy little tune by a British funk and acid jazz band that got their start in 1992. Please don”™t get scared, because they also do a little pop, rock and electronica. The cadence is a perfect 90- right where “the experts” tell...

Free Music Friday 6/17

by Amy Macgowan | Jun 17, 2011 | Music

Every once in a while, an artist comes along that blows me away…grabs me with their extraordinary talent and I cannot get enough of them. That describes this week”™s artist from Fargo, ND (although I like to consider him from Minneapolis - that's where his band and...

Free Music Friday for 6/10

by Amy Macgowan | Jun 10, 2011 | Music

In my mind there are two categories of music: fake and real. Fake music is synthesized and real music is human beings playing instruments and truly singing, not just pretending to. For those of us that have to endure our kid”™s music, the distinction is necessary and...