I love playing and performing French impressionist music. In my upcoming documentary series, I will be exploring the relationship between music and nature as it is seen in music composition and improvisation. The soundtracks to this documentary will feature solo piano music that help represent and accentuate beautiful scenes in nature. French impressionistic music is a genre that emerged in the late 19th century and is characterized by its focus on mood and atmosphere rather than traditional musical structures. One of the key themes in

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The song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is a small, brown-streaked bird that is found throughout North America. It is a member of the Emberizidae family, which includes other sparrows, buntings, and towhees. The song sparrow is a common sight in backyards, parks, and other open areas. It is easily identified by its distinctive song, which is a series of short, musical trills. The song sparrow is a ground-dwelling bird, preferring to forage for food on the ground or in low vegetation. Its diet consists of insects,

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I am in Neskowin Oregon working on fixing up an old beach house that has been in our family for 40 years. I have fond childhood memories spending time here with my family. My oldest brother purchased this cottage from my dad about 10 years ago. This house was named Sandy Cottage and is about 100 years old . It needed a lot of maintenance so I was hired to a lot of repair work. The last thing to do to install a new electrical

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Here is a sample of some of clips of solo piano that can be used as license free commercial music for your podcasts, blogs, tick tock , youtube, or instagram videos. These recordings were made with high quality microphones and preamps and a Yamaha CF6 7 foot grand piano. You can subscribe to have access to download and use these samples.

After viewing my photos, some people asked me “What do you think these animals were thinking?” Well I decided I would bring them to life with modern technology and my amateur voiceover skills. To support Jonathan’s efforts to continue to create and share more content like this, please consider becoming a member

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You can now have my favorite photos of Anna’s Hummingbirds in a Calendar. Here is a preview of this beautiful calendar.