Michael Joviala

Writing

Essays, reflections, tangents, flights of fancy, dead ends, live ends…

Essays

  • Invisible Subjects

    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…

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  • Surviving Genius: an Imaginary Book Review

    Here’s 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…

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  • Watching Music, Hearing Movement

    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’s.) Here she is with…

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Blog: Musical Subjects

First Instrument
I am always pleased when the old standards come out in my early childhood child/adult …
Locomotors at Windhover
My improvisational music and dance group, Locomotors, is performing at the Windhover Center for Performing …
Invisible Subjects
Sometimes, to see the whole, we need to look at the parts. But suppose some …
Surviving Genius: an Imaginary Book Review
Here’s an idea for a book that I want someone else to write. The author …
It’s All a Charade (Part 2)
Even revolutionary approaches can become rigid. Here’s part 2 of the story of a 3rd-5th …

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