Dad plays saxophone for an audience of cows after learning to play on YouTube

Moove to the rhythm.
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Heather Dockray
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Nothing mooves people or cows more than the sound of a saxophone solo.

Twitter user @erinmherrmann's father took his saxophone to a field near his house on Tuesday to try out some tunes he'd been practicing. While some musicians prefer a human audience, this particular dad was able to attract an attentive audience of cows.

Watch this cow crowd move in to hear the music.

Frankly, the best part of this concert is the neighbor who shouts "tequila" at the end.

According to Erin, her father taught himself how to play the saxophone by watching YouTube videos. He just wanted to play his newly learned tunes for a different kind of crowd.

"Our dog, Piper, hates the noise so much, she even chewed up all his reeds once," Erin told Mashable over DM. "My dad was running by the field on June 25 and thought that maybe the cows would appreciate his music more than Piper would. He was definitely right! We always talk to and go see the cows near the house because they are his favorite animal and they make his so happy ... He’s just such a good hearted guy and likes to be goofy and enjoy the simple things in life! He loves that he’s making people so happy!"

A 2001 study from the University of Leicester in England found that cows increased their milk production when they listened to slow jams like Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water."

Holy cow. That's nature at work.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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