by Christine Hawthorne | Oct 23, 2015 | Instructor Training
Time for another ‘Favorite Track(s) of the week! If you've never used music from Cirque Du Soleil in your classes you should definitely consider giving them a try. Every time I use a song from one of the soundtracks, I receive positive feedback from my riders. Today I'm going to share three of my favorites and how I use them in my classes. Feel free to comment and let me know how you use them!
Onto: :00-1:00 Seated climb; 1:00-1:17 seated flat; 1:17-2:10 Seated climb; 2:10-4:20 standing heavy climb; 4:20-5:30 Seated climb; 5:30-6:35 seated flat.
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Ome' Kayo: :00-:44 Seated climb; :44-2:24 Seated flat road; 2:24-3:20 Standing climb; 3:20-4:41 Seated flat road
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Incantation: At around 80 RPM's, this one can be used either as a flat road or a hill, or a combination of both. I like to use what I call ‘gear play' here. Keeping the cadence at 80 RPM's, but changing the gear between heavy and light resistance every 30-45 seconds.
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by Christine Hawthorne | Oct 9, 2015 | Instructor Training, Music
Here's a song I use every once in a while in my classes and it seems that almost every time I do, someone asks, ‘What is that song??” It's unique, funky and fun and makes a great fast flat road at around 100 rpm's. Here is the original:
Jhameel — Feisty
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Also check out one of the remixes here:
https://soundcloud.com/bluesatellite/jhameel-feisty-blue-satellite
E.S. Posthumus has some great stuff that I've loved using in my profiles-especially those that involve a lot of climbing. Wikipedia describes their sound as “a form of 21st-century classical music that intertwined popular style drum rhythms with orchestral and electronic sounds”. (Fun fact: E.S. is an acronym for “Experimental Sounds”).
There are so many of their songs that I love using but the latest is around 3:00 in length, so if you're looking to plug a shorter hill song into your profile, this one should definitely fit the bill. Go to their Spotify page to find many more!
E.S. Posthumus — Unstoppable
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by Christine Hawthorne | Oct 2, 2015 | Instructor Training
It's Friday once again and that can only mean one thing. It's time for my favorite tracks of the week! Today I have for you a newer tune that you can use as a flat road and an older one that makes a great hill.
The first song was released in June of 2015 by the American duo MKTO and it's got a very different sound from their 2013 hit ‘Classic‘. I've used it as a flat road at around 90 rpm's.
MKTO — Bad Girls
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It's obvious I have a thing for Pirates Of the Caribbean. I featured Epica's Pirates of The Caribbean in my very first ‘Favorite Track of The Week‘ post and today I'm sharing this one by one of my favorites- Rodrigo y Gabriela. If you have not used any of their music in your classes, you should definitely check them out. They are an amazing acoustic guitar duo with a totally unique sound. Here are a few of my favorites to use in class by them:
Diablo Rojo
Tamacun
Hanuman
The Soundmaker
Today's featured song is from the Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides soundtrack. It would make a great climb, alternating in and out of the saddle. Make sure you look for the Photek remix here.
Rodrigo y Gabriela — The Pirate That Should Not Be (Remixed by Photek)
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I hope you enjoy today's picks!
by Christine Hawthorne | Sep 4, 2015 | Instructor Training
New music Friday is a favorite day of mine. I love waking up with my morning cup of coffee and Spotify (and iTunes) to see what new music I can find to use in my classes. Sometimes I walk away disappointed and other times I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot. I can typically tell if a song is going to really work for me right away and then other times, it needs to really grow on me. Today I’m going to share a few of my finds from last week that I hope you’ll be able to add to your library!
I'll start you off with this one from one of my favorite bands, Imagine Dragons. It's around 79 RPM's so it can really be used as a flat road or a hill, depending on your resistance. It's only 3 minutes, but here's hoping for an extended version or maybe a remix in the near future. *Fun Fact: Imagine Dragons will perform on the series of premier of new Muppet Show airing Sept 22.
Another standout from last week's new music is from ZZ Ward's new album, Love and War. Check out Marry Well for a steep climb and also Rescue for a flat road, but watch for an F-bomb at about 1:45.
And finally, another female artist that I'm loving lately, Gin Wigmore. (If you haven't used her Black Sheep and New Rush yet, you definitely should give them a try.) Her new album Blood To Bone has several great tracks that would work well for cycling. Check them out here:
I hope you find something in this post that you can use in your next playlist.
What new music are you listening to this week?
by Dennis Mellon | Aug 27, 2015 | Dennis Mellon, Video
This weeks video takes the music from my The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Music Sets – Some Old and Some New post and I add it to the first stage of last year's USA Pro Challenge Bike Race. It's so exciting living in the bike crazy state of Colorado then add a professional bike race to the mix and many of us cyclist feel like we have died and gone to Heaven.
I hope you like it, I know my class participants do.
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