For students ages 13+. Preparation for Virginia Music Teachers Forum State Theory Test, Level IV. Test is given in January by the local music teachers organization and is optional for student participants.
This class includes some use of materials prepared for the Virginia Music Teachers Forum State Theory Test, Levels IV and V. Tests are administered in January by the local music teachers organization and are optional for fall student participants. State entry fee for tests are not included with class tuition.
Available both in-person and online.
Fall 2025
Instructor: Joshua Miller
Meeting Time: Tuesdays, 6:00 PM to 7:00PM
Location: Diehn Center for the Performing Arts, Room 2118
Dates: 9/30 – 12/2
Price: $275.00
CEU Credit: .9 units
Registration Begins: July 1st, 2025
Spring 2026
Instructor: Joshua Miller
Meeting Time: Tuesdays, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Diehn Center for the Performing Arts, Room 2118
Dates: 2/6 – 4/10
Price: $275.00
CEU Credit: .9 units
Registration Begins: July 1st, 2025
Cancellation
To withdraw from a course you must send a request in writing to oducmd@odu.edu or call 757-683-4075 one business day prior to the start date of the course. Failure to attend a course does not constitute withdrawal. Course registration fees, less a $25 processing fee will be refunded via check per ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ policy (we are unable to return money to a debit or credit card). There are no refunds once the class has begun.
Joshua Miller is a 21st-century piano teacher with a strong emphasis on mindfulness. He cultivates and customizes a music curriculum that teaches piano performance, music theory, music history, and music composition to a diverse group of students from a range of ages and learning styles. Joshua creates a safe space where his students can grow musically and enjoy the process of music-making. He believes in a 'learn to play and play to learn' experience.
Joshua was awarded the Connie Murray scholarship and the Garrett Brown Piano Pedagogy Endowment during his Master's program for his creative, adaptive graduate teaching methods at West Chester University.
His students have won both composition and performance competitions within the Virginia Beach and Norfolk public schools. His students have also placed in various state competitions.
When outside the studio, Joshua performs both solo and in collaboration with other artists in the Hampton Roads area.
Materials provided by instructor
Live, in class lecture
Prepare the students to:
- Analyze the material they are working on
- Understand the key signature, major/minor keys, Circle of Fifths, scale writing
- Understand Time Signatures and Rhythms
- Recognize intervals by ear and notation
- Understand Triads
Prepares the students to pass Level IV for VMTF exams in January.
Ages 13 to Adult
Joshua Miller is a 21st-century piano teacher with a strong emphasis on mindfulness. He cultivates and customizes a music curriculum that teaches piano performance, music theory, music history, and music composition to a diverse group of students from a range of ages and learning styles. Joshua creates a safe space where his students can grow musically and enjoy the process of music-making. He believes in a 'learn to play and play to learn' experience.
Joshua was awarded the Connie Murray scholarship and the Garrett Brown Piano Pedagogy Endowment during his Master's program for his creative, adaptive graduate teaching methods at West Chester University.
His students have won both composition and performance competitions within the Virginia Beach and Norfolk public schools. His students have also placed in various state competitions.
When outside the studio, Joshua performs both solo and in collaboration with other artists in the Hampton Roads area.
Materials provided by instructor
Live, in class lecture
Prepare the students to:
- Analyze the material they are working on
- Understand the key signature, major/minor keys, Circle of Fifths, scale writing
- Understand Time Signatures and Rhythms
- Recognize intervals by ear and notation
- Understand Triads
Prepares the students to pass Level IV for VMTF exams in January.
Ages 13 to Adult