Christina Beekman
Christina is our cello and piano instructor. She is the original founder and director of Master’s Musicians School of Music. A recent graduate of Gardner-Webb University, Christina holds a bachelor’s degree of music in cello performance with a piano minor. As a professional musician, she has soloed with the Gardner-Webb Symphony and has been a member of the Charlotte Civic Orchestra. Christina started cello lessons at the age of eight and piano at nine. During high school Christina studied under Janis Nielson of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. While at Gardner-Webb she studied with Alan Black, principal cellist of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Christina studied piano with John Whitaker of Southernpark Music School. Christina has attended many teaching workshops at the International Academy of Music in Indiana. She and her two sisters regularly perform at weddings, formal events, and church.
Matthew Primm
Matthew Primm teaches violin, viola, and piano at MM School of Music. Having grown up in the Charlotte area, Matthew took lessons in violin and piano. In high school he played with the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra. Matthew chose to study music as his primary focus in college. He received a bachelor’s degree in String Pedagogy from Bob Jones University in 2007 and has been an instructor at MM School of Music since then. Matthew is also the pianist and accompanist for United Love Baptist Church. In addition to teaching music, Matt enjoys composition and reading.
Lauren Wescott
Lauren is our piano instructor. She is a senior at UNC-Charlotte where she currently studying Marketing as her major and Piano Performance as her minor. She has studied under John Whitaker of Southern Park Music School, Mary Boyd, and is currently under the instruction of Dr. Dylan Savage at UNCC. Lauren has been a self-employed music instructor for the past two years, teaching piano and music theory to her students. Lauren has earned numerous awards in piano performances and competitions. Lauren also plays viola and was a member of the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra for many years under conductor Dr. Ernest Pereira. She now participates in the UNCC Symphony under conductor Dr. Lynda Pickney. She plays both the piano and the viola for events such as weddings, parties, and receptions. Lauren also plays regularly for her church and is an active accompanist.
Kurt Wilson
Kurt Wilson teaches beginning guitar and ensemble worship at Master’s Musicians School of Music. He is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and worship leader, with many years experience equipping a rising generation of musician-warriors to find their place and fulfill their destiny in the kingdom of heaven. He lives in Weddington with his wife and son.
Erin Dalton
I began taking piano lessons when I was five years old and my mother, a church organist/pianist, was my instructor. However, it was not until my junior year of high school that piano became more than just an extracurricular activity to me: I decided to devote my life to being a musician. I graduated from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC, in the spring of 2008 with a degree in Music Composition ( primary concentration in piano; secondary in voice). I have since then taught piano independently, spent time teaching music for a non-profit’s arts program in Aliquippa, PA, and frequently lead music for my church (http://broadrivercc.com/). In teaching, I believe that grounding a student in basic theory and a variety of classical styles is equally important to allowing the student to play music that they enjoy, no matter what genre or style it may be. I like for the student to be reminded of the reason they love music through what is familiar to them, but to, at the same time, discover new loves in music that is unfamiliar to them.
