{"id":19162,"date":"2025-11-19T11:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/?page_id=19162"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:21:30","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Joviala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m an improviser, composer and educator. I write about all of it from time to time. It is collected here. Welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dalcroze<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Materials for Dalcroze teachers, resources for students and class information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/teaching\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/teaching\/\">View Dalcroze<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Longer form essays and reflections about music and pedagogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/writing-2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/writing-2\/\">View Writing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recordings, performances and documentation of my creative work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/projects\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/projects\/\">View Projects<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News &amp; Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upcoming classes and performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/news-and-events\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/news-and-events\/\">View News and Events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide is-style-wide--1\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\">Latest Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel external\"><div class=\"coblocks-swiper swiper-container pb-8\" data-swiper=\"{&quot;slidesToScroll&quot;:1,&quot;arrow&quot;:true,&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:3,&quot;infinite&quot;:true,&quot;adaptiveHeight&quot;:false,&quot;draggable&quot;:true,&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;responsive&quot;:[{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:1024,&quot;settings&quot;:{&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:3}},{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:600,&quot;settings&quot;:{&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:2}},{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:480,&quot;settings&quot;:{&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:1}}]}\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" ><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__content\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-03T10:01:06-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__date\">June 3, 2026<\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/freedom-and-control\/\" alt=\"Freedom and Control\">Freedom and Control<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__excerpt\">When I work with Dalcroze teachers-in-training, the most frequent question I ask &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__content\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-12T11:03:27-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__date\">November 12, 2025<\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/first-instrument\/\" alt=\"First Instrument\">First Instrument<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__excerpt\">I am always pleased when the old standards come out in my &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__content\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-24T19:21:43-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__date\">August 24, 2025<\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/locomotors-at-windhover\/\" alt=\"Locomotors at Windhover\">Locomotors at Windhover<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__excerpt\">My improvisational music and dance group, Locomotors, is performing at the Windhover &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__content\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-20T11:46:12-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__date\">June 20, 2025<\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/invisible-subjects\/\" alt=\"Invisible Subjects\">Invisible Subjects<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__excerpt\">Sometimes, to see the whole, we need to look at the parts. &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><button class=\"wp-coblocks-post-carousel-nav-button__prev\" id=\"wp-coblocks-post-carousel-swiper-prev\" style=\"visibility:hidden\" aria-label=\"Previous post\" \/><button class=\"wp-coblocks-post-carousel-nav-button__next\" id=\"wp-coblocks-post-carousel-swiper-next\" style=\"visibility:hidden\" aria-label=\"Next post\" \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m an improviser, composer and educator. I write about all of it from time to time. It is collected here. Welcome! Dalcroze Materials for Dalcroze teachers, resources for students and class information. View Dalcroze Writing Longer form essays and reflections about music and pedagogy. View Writing Projects Recordings, performances and documentation of my creative work. 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