diff --git a/party-cathedral/src/scene/medieval-musicians.js b/party-cathedral/src/scene/medieval-musicians.js
index 2533867..d740717 100644
--- a/party-cathedral/src/scene/medieval-musicians.js
+++ b/party-cathedral/src/scene/medieval-musicians.js
@@ -224,7 +224,12 @@ export class MedievalMusicians extends SceneFeature {
                         mesh.position.y = area.y + musicianHeight / 2;
                     }
                 } else {
-                    if (Math.random() < jumpChance && musicianObj.state !== 'JUMPING_PLANE' && musicianObj.state !== 'PREPARING_JUMP') {
+                    let currentJumpChance = jumpChance * deltaTime; // Base chance over time
+                    if (state.music && state.music.beatIntensity > 0.8) {
+                        currentJumpChance = 0.1; // High, fixed chance on the beat
+                    }
+
+                    if (Math.random() < currentJumpChance && musicianObj.state !== 'JUMPING_PLANE' && musicianObj.state !== 'PREPARING_JUMP') {
                         musicianObj.isJumping = true;
                         musicianObj.jumpHeight = jumpHeight + Math.random() * jumpVariance;
                         musicianObj.jumpStartTime = time;