Free Music Friday – Tune Mapped Sprint Track

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 âˆš at the start of each sprint and an X at the end. You'll notice the segment...

How do I submit my Podcast to the new podcast offering from Spotify?

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...

Sampling New Music Tuesdays – from Spotify

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......

Free Music Friday – a jazzy, fun, hip-hoppy flat road

by John | May 1, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Spotify

There's plenty of times when a fun, lighthearted flat is exactly what your participants (and maybe you) need between a pair of threshold efforts. You'll give everyone permission to recover and lighten up, by offering up a noticeable change in the music, from really...

Free Music Friday – New Band I’m Digging

by John | Mar 30, 2015 | Music, Spotify

I need to preface this with; I'm not thinking Amy will be crazy about this new "discovery" of mine. I had Spotify playing through a recommended playlist Indie Electronica and this track got my attention > alt-J — Every Other Freckle. It's an awesome, powerful (and...

Free Music Monday

by John | Mar 23, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Music, Spotify

Too much sun and spirits in Mexico and the next thing you know you've forgotten to post the Friday free track 🙁 Don't despair. We've got a very special treat for all of our ICI/PRO members! I'm on a local band email list and was alerted to a special promotional...