OK, so all of the Golds Gyms (9 in the Austin area) are getting cables for the stereo systems so that instructors can now hook up their ipods and create a playlist to mix their music. As many of you know, we teach our classes using the Les Mills programs. That music is copyrighted. Fine. Dandy.
As a Flow instructor, we've been told that we can only teach tracks 1-5 of one release and 6-10 of another release if we want to mix our music. But since the little ol ipods came into the world, one could load all of the music on there and mix away....leaving that rule behind, right?
I don't have an ipod, but I'd like to create a mix on CD. How is that any different than what those are doing with their ipods? It's still copying music onto a device. Everyone does it.
I'm shaking my head here. I sooooo have a playlist made of the perfect Flow songs and would LOVE to teach it.
(And I'm too much of a wuss to email the GGX managers to ask them! LOL!)
Jen, where are you?
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Um, Chelle, I have a pot-belly too! I work out to strive to get that perfect body one day. It's just not happening though. :(
The only difference I can think of off the bat is that a CD holds a limited number of songs, and an iPod holds more songs in a limited number of song. So, you may have 18 songs on a CD but you have 1800 songs on an iPod which will give you more variety.
Even if they put the iPod hook ups in, they should give the CD option still, though. Have you checked their website maybe?
Lynda, what we do with the classes depends on Director and what she decides. Golds Gyms pays licensing fees to have these classes in our gyms.
I've heard of other instructors around the world mixing with no problem at all. I don't know why it's such a big deal with us.
How's she gonna know unless she knows every song on every Flow release by heart and in the proper order and then stands in on your class and "polices" every song you play? Surely you should be able to just do what you want without asking anybody or otherwise tipping them off to your little experiment. I wouldn't even announce it to your class if you can help it. Just mix your music, tell them what routine you're doing that day and take off! If a few students notice different music, just tell them about the new iPod thing- they don't need to know whether you actually have an iPod and are using it or not...
I guarantee you, you are not the only person on the planet facing that dilemma. I'm sure there are other iPod-less people out there who have wondered and then said "to hell with it". I know you and I are sticklers for the rules, but, eventually, you learn that nobody else is keeping the rules so why should you?
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