Michael Joviala – Improviser, composer, educator.

I’m an improviser, composer and educator. I write about all of it from time to time. It is collected here. Welcome!

Dalcroze Reference

Materials for Dalcroze teachers, resources for students and class information.

Longer form essays and reflections about music and pedagogy.

Recordings, performances and documentation of my creative work.

November 12, 2025First Instrument

I am always pleased when the old standards come out in my …

My improvisational music and dance group, Locomotors, is performing at the Windhover …

Sometimes, to see the whole, we need to look at the parts. …

Here’s an idea for a book that I want someone else to …