{"id":19214,"date":"2025-11-25T11:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/?page_id=19214"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:44:54","slug":"writing-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/writing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Essays, reflections, tangents, flights of fancy, dead ends, live ends&#8230;<\/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 has-text-align-left is-style-default has-background has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:24px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:12px\">Essays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19086 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-dalcroze-reference tag-dalcroze-practice tag-essays tag-featured tag-subjects\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Invisible Subjects<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-20T11:46:12-04:00\">June 20, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sometimes, to see the whole, we need to look at the parts. But suppose some of the parts are difficult to see? This is one of the things that makes&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/invisible-subjects\/\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18161 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-writing tag-essays tag-featured\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Surviving Genius: an Imaginary Book Review<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-26T09:35:32-05:00\">November 26, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Here\u2019s an idea for a book that I want someone else to write. The author would have a large breadth of cultural knowledge coupled with expertise in music and dance&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/surviving-genius-an-imaginary-book-review\/\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14153 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-projects tag-essays tag-improvisation tag-projects\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Watching Music, Hearing Movement<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-05-19T13:18:05-04:00\">May 19, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A collection of video about music and movement. Margaret Beals has been performing as improvising dancer for many years. (She is actually a friend of Dawn&#8217;s.) Here she is with&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/watching-music-hearing-movement\/\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\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 has-text-align-left has-background has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:24px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none\">Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/blog-2\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"688\">Musical Subjects<\/a><\/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=\"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 early childhood child\/adult &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 Center for Performing &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. But suppose some &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__content\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-26T09:35:32-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__date\">November 26, 2024<\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/surviving-genius-an-imaginary-book-review\/\" alt=\"Surviving Genius: an Imaginary Book Review\">Surviving Genius: an Imaginary Book Review<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__excerpt\">Here\u2019s an idea for a book that I want someone else to write. The author &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__content\"><time datetime=\"2024-06-01T16:30:26-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__date\">June 1, 2024<\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/its-all-a-charade-part-2\/\" alt=\"It&#8217;s All a Charade (Part 2)\">It&#8217;s All a Charade (Part 2)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__excerpt\">Even revolutionary approaches can become rigid. Here\u2019s part 2 of the story of a 3rd-5th &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><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide is-style-wide--1\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--2\"><em>To see more writing about my teaching practice, click <a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/teaching\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/teaching\/\">here<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essays, reflections, tangents, flights of fancy, dead ends, live ends&#8230; Essays Blog: Musical Subjects To see more writing about my teaching practice, click here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9ohMj-4ZU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19274,"url":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/teaching\/dalcroze-practice\/","url_meta":{"origin":19214,"position":0},"title":"Essays","author":"Michael Joviala","date":"November 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Rambles, musings, dead ends, live ends... 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