diff --git a/party-cathedral/src/scene/medieval-musicians.js b/party-cathedral/src/scene/medieval-musicians.js
index b96f66b..2533867 100644
--- a/party-cathedral/src/scene/medieval-musicians.js
+++ b/party-cathedral/src/scene/medieval-musicians.js
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ export class MedievalMusicians extends SceneFeature {
             const planeJumpChance = 0.1;
             const jumpChance = 0.005;
             const jumpDuration = 0.5;
-            const jumpHeight = 2.0;
+            const jumpHeight = 1.0;
+            const jumpVariance = 1.0;
+            const jumpPlaneVariance = 2.0;
 
             this.musicians.forEach(musicianObj => {
                 const { mesh } = musicianObj;
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ export class MedievalMusicians extends SceneFeature {
                     } else {
                         // --- Arrived at edge, start the plane jump ---
                         musicianObj.state = 'JUMPING_PLANE';
+                        musicianObj.jumpHeight = jumpHeight + Math.random() * jumpPlaneVariance;
                         musicianObj.jumpStartPos = mesh.position.clone();
                         const targetPlane = musicianObj.currentPlane === 'stage' ? 'floor' : 'stage';
                         const targetArea = targetPlane === 'stage' ? stageArea : floorArea;
@@ -192,7 +195,7 @@ export class MedievalMusicians extends SceneFeature {
                     if (musicianObj.jumpProgress < 1) {
                         // Determine base height based on which half of the jump we're in
                         const baseHeight = musicianObj.jumpProgress < 0.5 ? musicianObj.jumpStartPos.y : musicianObj.jumpEndPos.y;
-                        const arcHeight = Math.sin(musicianObj.jumpProgress * Math.PI) * jumpHeight;
+                        const arcHeight = Math.sin(musicianObj.jumpProgress * Math.PI) * musicianObj.jumpHeight;
 
                         // Interpolate horizontal position
                         const horizontalProgress = musicianObj.jumpProgress;
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ export class MedievalMusicians extends SceneFeature {
                     const jumpProgress = (time - musicianObj.jumpStartTime) / jumpDuration;
                     if (jumpProgress < 1) {
                         const baseHeight = area.y + musicianHeight/2;
-                        mesh.position.y = baseHeight + Math.sin(jumpProgress * Math.PI) * jumpHeight;
+                        mesh.position.y = baseHeight + Math.sin(jumpProgress * Math.PI) * musicianObj.jumpHeight;
                     } else {
                         musicianObj.isJumping = false;
                         mesh.position.y = area.y + musicianHeight / 2;
@@ -223,6 +226,7 @@ export class MedievalMusicians extends SceneFeature {
                 } else {
                     if (Math.random() < jumpChance && musicianObj.state !== 'JUMPING_PLANE' && musicianObj.state !== 'PREPARING_JUMP') {
                         musicianObj.isJumping = true;
+                        musicianObj.jumpHeight = jumpHeight + Math.random() * jumpVariance;
                         musicianObj.jumpStartTime = time;
                     }
                 }