by Dennis Mellon | Jun 4, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Best Practices, Dennis Mellon, Harmonic Mixing, Instructor Training, Music, PRO/Playlists, Training With Power
The more I teach the more I find that the simplest profiles are the most popular. I often put together simple profiles and I'm always worried that my participants are going to be bored, but the longer the intervals and the more I repeat each set the more they love...
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 8, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEP IT FUN, Music
American Airlines is promoting their new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes. The soundtrack that's part of this promotional video is awesome. These 787's are actually pretty neat. They have a bunch of innovative features that are supposed to make these a more enjoyable...
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...
by Dennis Mellon | Apr 26, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Big Box Instructor, Bonus Materials, Dennis Mellon, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, Music, Presentation Skills, PRO/Playlists, Training With Power
Over the past few weeks there have been some questions on the ICI/Pro website that gave me the idea for this week's post. One question was about music flow and another was asked which comes first, playlist or profile? To show one way to make music flow I decided to...