I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.
I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept me up in a bubblegum sound.
It's a fun thing to do: Go to a shooting range with a buddy, knock off a few rounds, release stress.
There's a whole range of words that people use about landscape. Pastoral? Idyll? I can't stand them.