by Dennis Mellon | Jan 18, 2018 | Bonus Materials, Dennis Mellon, Harmonic Mixing, Instructor Training, PRO/Playlists, Video, Video PROfiles
I'm not embarrassed to say that I like country music. Â Country is a genre that many indoor cycling instructor avoid, but I embrace it. Â I get more complements about playing country music than any other genre. Â Country music IS popular and has a HUGE following. Â I live...
by John | Jan 17, 2018 | Instructor Training, Music
This AM at around 6:23, I dripped sweat onto my iPhone's screen and accidentally switched on Shuffle. Of course I didn't realize my error until this great new track I'm using for openers comes on, for the second time. Wait… didn't we already do this song? Oh,...
by John | Dec 27, 2017 | Audio PROfiles, Instructor Training, Music, PRO Podcasts
I've taught Indoor Cycling classes for about 15 years and thought I understood all of the Do's and Don'ts of delivering music to my classes. Based on the technique offered in this podcast, I'm realizing I still have a lot to learn…Â Dennis Mellon is one of those...
by Christine Hawthorne | Dec 8, 2017 | iTunes, iTunes & Spotify Training, Music, Spotify
I get a lot of questions about Spotify, but the one question that I get over and over from people that are interested switching from iTunes is:  “Do you own the music?”, or “Can I sync music from Spotify to my iPod or burn it to CD? “ And my answer is...
by Joey Stabile | Oct 20, 2017 | Best Practices, Creativity Indoor Classes, Instructor Training, Music
Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion: No more hunting for new music or counting out cues. Here is your ready to ride document, that can be displayed from your phone, or printed out onto cue cards. This ride is timed out, down to the second, to make your...
by Joey Stabile | Oct 19, 2017 | Best Practices, Instructor Training, Music
Welcome to week six of Music to Mention. This week's music to mention is one of my favorite songs for muscular endurance work: Pump It by The Black Eyed Peas. Muscular endurance is always a challenge for the instructor as there are 3-4 minute sections of the ride,...