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| This song consistently maintains a spot in the top five Jon Schmidt favorites on my main website fan poll. I wrote it at age seventeen. I was hearing rhythms and note patterns that I couldn't play at first. As I play now, I imagine each note as a drop of water. Starting high in the mountains as a spring runnoff, the sound and melody of each note grows together, steadily building in volume and energy until the river becomes a majestic cascading waterfall.
(If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: Walk in the Woods
Label: JS Productions
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| (If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: To the Summit
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| Lake Powell is a huge body of fresh water that winds its way through breathtaking red rock canyon country. One of my all-time favorite places to be is on the Escalante arm of the lake. This song portrays the incredible combination of amazement and total peace you experience as you float through the towering red walls of this canyon. On the Escalante, there are no traffic jams. |
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CD: To the Summit
Label: JS Productions
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| (If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: August End
Label: JS Productions
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| This song exists thanks to a friend named Carl Sandquist who took me aside one day and played an idea that he had on the piano. Upon his request, I helped him turn the idea into this song. It reminds me of the gentle drama of watching the sunrise and of new beginnings. |
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CD: A Day in the Sunset
Label: JS Productions
Credits: Written by: Carl Sandquist & Jon Schmidt |
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MP3.com CD: Evening Interludes Copy 1 - buy it!
CD: To the Summit
Label: JS Productions
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CD: To the Summit
Label: JS Productions
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| The new track that I recorded for the "Piano Portraits" collaborative album is titled: "The Fishing Stream". When I asked people what images this song brought to mind, a recurring theme was fond family or childhood images of some kind or another. You can also purchase this song as a download single mp3 at www.jonschmidt.com
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CD: Piano Portraits
Credits: Written by Jon Schmidt |
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| For a long time, I couldn't think of a title for this tune. I considered calling it "The Train Song," or "Santa's Workshop" but neither felt right. Then one day I stumbled upon the title "Christmas Morning." As I played the piece with that image in mind, I began to remember a scene from a previous Christmas. Like a movie sound track, the song fit perfectly as the memory unfolded. It was as though I was experiencing Christmas morning 1996 through the eyes of two-year-old Annie and four-year-old Spencer: the Christmas lights, a train running on a track around the tree, a new doll house, and a remote control car! That was one of those perfect Christmas mornings I'll never forget! |
CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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| This is a favorite piece of mine. To me it is a scene out of a movie. I see a lake surrounded by trees, with shafts of light coming through clouds after a storm. The feeling is perfect stillness. (If you would like to download the sheet music to this song for FREE, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com) |
MP3.com CD: Evening Interludes Copy 1 - buy it!
CD: To the Summit
Label: JS Productions
Credits: Nature |
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| (If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: To the Summit
Label: JS Productions
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| This song makes me think of something elegant and yet majestic. It seems perfect for the bridesmaids processional. The baseline quotes from Bach's famous Air. The mood is similar to Pachelbel's Canon in D
(If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: To the Summit
Label: JS Productions
Credits: co-produced by Chuck Myers |
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| This is one of the few songs that sort of came to me. I basically wrote it in a few hours. The whole time I was thinking, "This music is exactly how I'm feeling about my wife Michelle today." This song is a wedding vow renewal put to music. |
CD: To the Summit
Label: JS Productions
Credits: Peter Breinholt (lyrics), Neal Middleton (vocals) |
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| The main theme of this song evolved from a cool drum part that came into my mind one day. I struggled for a long time to find the notes which the rhythm called for. I became so frustrated and sick of working with the main theme that I was about to give up on it. Then one day I was over at ol' Sut's house. I sat down at their piano and out of habit began to play this theme. Sut went crazy and said it would be my best song yet. It was a shot of hope that helped this song become reality so I put his name in the subtitle. It's called "All of Me" because I put my all into it when I play it and because the big repeated chord at the climax is achieved by using my entire right forearm on the black keys. (If you would like to download the sheet music to this song for FREE, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com) |
CD: August End
Label: JS Productions
Credits: All of my fans |
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| Every once in awhile something I've experienced will cause a musical idea or melody to start playing in my mind. This was distinctly the case with this song. It's melody came to me as I was thinking about a cool little friend of mine named Christopher. Christopher is 18 months old and he is one of thousands of babies waiting for an organ donation. He was born with half a heart and he's been through a lot in his life. But this song is one of cheerfulness and determination, despite challenges. The melody that came into my mind is simple and childlike. It all came together with the help of a prayer. I know the song is meant for Christopher. I view it as an amazing gift to him, to his parents, to me, and to anyone who is touched by it. |
CD: A Day in the Sunset
Label: JS Productions
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CD: To the Summit
Label: JS Productions
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| The initial theme of this song woke me up one winter night. I later developed it at the piano while gazing out a window at a dreary cold December day. If you listen closely, you'll hear the sharp north wind that was blowing the snow around. To me the mood of the song can refer not only to a season of year but to certain seasons of life as well. |
CD: Walk in the Woods
Label: JS Productions
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CD: Forward with Faith
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CD: August End
Label: JS Productions
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| This is another favorite of mine. Rose-Anne is my older sister. She was one of the best pianists in the state. She trained me in the classics from age seven 'til age nineteen. Even though she was eleven years older than I, she was one of my best friends. She was loved because she made everyone feel like they were the most wonderful person on earth. She also had a great sense of humor. I dedicated this song to her when she died at age 30. It expresses my love for her; it reflects sorrow; it reflects a peace and a sense I have that I will see her again. You can even hear an anticipation for that reunion. It is a tribute to one of the most wonderful people I've ever known. |
MP3.com CD: Evening Interludes Copy 1 - buy it!
CD: Walk in the Woods
Label: JS Productions
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MP3.com CD: Evening Interludes Copy 1 - buy it!
CD: A Day in the Sunset
Label: JS Productions
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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CD: August End
Label: JS Productions
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| (If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: August End
Label: JS Productions
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| My senior year in highschool, I was kind of the school entertainer. This song could have been titled: "Theme and variations on the Bumblebee Tuna comercial. I performed it once just messing around in a highschool assembly and people have wanted me to play it ever since.
(If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: August End
Label: JS Productions
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| (If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: Walk in the Woods
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MP3.com CD: Evening Interludes Copy 1 - buy it!
CD: August End
Label: JS Productions
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MP3.com CD: Evening Interludes Copy 1 - buy it!
CD: A Day in the Sunset
Label: JS Productions
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CD: A Day in the Sunset
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| (If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: Walk in the Woods
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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| This is my wife Michelle's favorite. |
CD: August End
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CD: A Day in the Sunset
Label: JS Productions
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MP3.com CD: Evening Interludes Copy 1 - buy it!
CD: Walk in the Woods
Label: JS Productions
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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| (If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: A Day in the Sunset
Label: JS Productions
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CD: Walk in the Woods
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CD: Walk in the Woods
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CD: A Day in the Sunset
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CD: August End
Label: JS Productions
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CD: Walk in the Woods
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CD: A Day in the Sunset
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CD: August End
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CD: To the Summit
Label: JS Productions
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CD: Walk in the Woods
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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| (If you would like to download the sheet music to this song, please come to my web site at www.jonschmidt.com)
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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CD: Jon Schmidt Christmas
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