What happens when a globetrotting music teacher gets grounded in Spain by the COVID-19 pandemic? She turns her apartment window into a concert venue – putting on shows to boost morale for her neighbors each afternoon.

Initially inspired by the viral videos of Italians in quarantine singing to one another from their balconies, Jennifer Parnall busted out her keyboard, ukulele, and microphone and started taking requests from nearby windows. She's been working her way through beloved pop hits from The Sound of Music to Katy Perry and the Beatles, to the delight of all ages.

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