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About Joel Dave

Work stress is loud.
Music makes it quiet.

Hi, I'm Joel. I help busy professionals feel calm, creative and confident through music. No talent needed.

Read on to find your next step.
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Who I am

20 years.
5,000 students.

20+Years
5000+Students
TEDxSpeaker

I've taught music for 20 years, in schools, on stages and in studios. I've taught over 5,000 students and spoken on a TEDx stage.

Joel Dave playing piano in a grand room.
What I learned

I thought I was
teaching music.

Then I saw something. Most people don't need more instruction. They need permission.

Permission to make a sound that isn't perfect.

"Permission to feel something instead of thinking about it."

What I believe

Three things I know
to be true.

01

Music

Music isn't something you learn. It's something you return to.

02

Communication

You don't struggle to speak. You struggle to be seen.

03

Transformation

Change doesn't come from trying harder. It comes from stopping being who you're not.

Joel Dave speaking on the TEDx stage.
Why this matters for you

You're not lazy.
You're not broken.

If you feel stressed, stuck, or “not musical,” you're not lazy and you're not broken. You've just never had a gentle way in.

That is what I built.

Your next step

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start?

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