.   3 6 2 ▁( Vol . ▁ 2 ). ▁. ▁ ▁Category : May an ▁chief dom s ▁of ▁the ▁Y uc at án ▁Pen ins ula <0x0A> </s> ▁Jon ▁Schmidt ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁pian ist , ▁composer , ▁piano ▁teacher , ▁and ▁author . ▁Class ically ▁trained , ▁he ▁branch ed ▁into ▁New ▁Age ▁music ▁in ▁his ▁ 2 0 s ▁and ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁classical ▁c ros so ver ▁style ▁that ▁bl ends ▁classical , ▁contemporary , ▁and ▁rock ▁and ▁roll . ▁He ▁has ▁released ▁eight ▁solo ▁albums ▁and ▁seven ▁piano ▁books ▁containing ▁original ▁scores . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁P iano ▁Gu ys ▁musical ▁group , ▁performing ▁on ▁their ▁YouTube ▁videos , ▁albums , ▁and ▁in ▁concert . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Jon ▁Schmidt ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁Ut ah , ▁to ▁German ▁imm igr ants . ▁Both ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁and ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁became ▁members ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁( L DS ▁Church ) ▁in ▁Germany , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁Schmidt ▁was ▁exposed ▁to ▁classical ▁music ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁oper atic ▁ten or . ▁His ▁older ▁sister , ▁Rose - An ne , ▁a ▁virt u oso ▁pian ist , ▁provided ▁his ▁classical ▁training . ▁Schmidt ▁began ▁appearing ▁in ▁piano