{"id":19608,"date":"2026-09-21T11:38:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/?page_id=19608"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:09:51","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org\/lms\/faculty\/michael-joviala\/\">here<\/a> to see the current list of Dalcroze classes I\u2019m offering at the Kaufman Music Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m offering a short course on improvisation for Dalcroze teachers through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.integralsteps.org\/store\/p89\/Michael_Joviala_%28USA%29__%E2%80%9CDalcroze_Essentials%3A_Finding_Your_Improvisational_Voice%E2%80%9D.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.integralsteps.org\/store\/p89\/Michael_Joviala_%28USA%29__%E2%80%9CDalcroze_Essentials%3A_Finding_Your_Improvisational_Voice%E2%80%9D.html\">Virtual Dalcroze Meetup (VDM) <\/a>organization. It starts September 21st, 2026 and runs at 10:00 am NYC time for the next two Tuesdays. If you can&#8217;t attend at that time, you can participate asynchronously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to see the current list of Dalcroze classes I\u2019m offering at the Kaufman Music Center. I&#8217;m offering a short course on improvisation for Dalcroze teachers through the Virtual Dalcroze Meetup (VDM) organization. It starts September 21st, 2026 and runs at 10:00 am NYC time for the next two Tuesdays. 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