Faith Christian Music Studio wants every student to receive quality music education through an experienced and professional piano teacher in Waxhaw as shown below. But, we also provide an alternative option with our high school interns who gives lessons at discounted price.

Brittany Smith

Piano Teacher

Brittany Smith is classical-trained piano teacher in Waxhaw, North Carolina. She has 25 years of experience in the study of piano performance. Her passions lie in encouraging students to see the beauty in the music and communicating that beauty to an audience. Excellence and hard work is vital to her teaching methods. She continues her professional development through participation in the Charlotte Piano Teacher’s Forum. She currently offers piano lessons on location at Bethel Christian Fellowship.

Brittany’s Highlights

• Graduated with Honors from MTAC Certificate of Merit
• Advanced classical training under Valerie Chamberlin
• Private instruction in Piano Pedagogy
• Continued education in the Taubman Method
• 16 years of teaching experience
• MTAC Competitions and Honor’s Recitals
• Classical and Christmas Concerts at Sovereign Grace Presbyterian Church
• Church Pianist from 2008-2014
• Served as President of Charlotte Piano Teacher’s Forum (CPTF)

 

Angela Adamo

Piano Teacher

Angela Adamo (formerly Voskuil) is a classically trained pianist with a degree in music education from Winthrop University, who is now piano teacher in Waxhaw. She has over 15 years of teaching experience, providing lessons to dozens of students, from beginners to advanced. Originally from Waxhaw NC, Angela lived in Africa as a missionary for seven years, where she continued to teach piano to missionary children. After that, she met her husband Ben and moved to the Netherlands for two years. Now they live in Charlotte, NC. She currently offers piano lessons on location at Bethel Christian Fellowship and piano lessons in-home.

Angela’s Highlights

• 15 years teaching experience
• Competed at a collegiate level
• Accompanist for professional musicians
• Church pianist
• Church music director
• Two collegiate choirs
• Community choir in the Netherlands.  

Diana Chiorean

Piano Teacher

Diana Chiorean is a classical-trained piano teacher with a Bachelor Degree in Music Pedagogy and Piano Performance. She started her piano education at the age of 6 in a Music and Arts school and continued her musical education for 16 years studying piano, music theory, music history, harmony and orchestration.  She started teaching piano after graduating university in Romania where she is from and later moved to America and continued teaching. She was a church pianist for over 25 years performing at Christmas concerts and regular/special services. She enjoys teaching ambitious students who put in the hard work and are passionate about learning music and piano performance. She lives in Waxhaw, NC with her husband and two children and enjoys taking walks, and spending time with her family. 

Diana’s Highlights

• 4 years University level piano training under profesor-pianist Dr. Daniel Goiți
• 16 years of Music School education 
• Over 30 years performing experience 
• Over 10 years teaching experience
• Bachelor degree with a major in Music Pedagogy and a minor in Piano Performance. 

Eilidh Anderson

Violin & Piano Teacher

Eilidh Anderson is a violinist and pianist from Charlotte, NC, with 15 years of experience in the study of violin performance. She performs regularly with the UNC Charlotte orchestra where she will be completing a minor in music performance in December 2026. She also frequently accompanies worship on both the piano and violin. Eilidh is passionate about helping her students to find the joy in music and share that joy with others, as well as to cultivate their musical gifts for service to the church. 

Eilidh’s Highlights 

• 10 years of orchestral experience
• Advanced violin studies under David Russell 
• 9 years of teaching experience 
• Experience as a pianist in both traditional and contemporary worship settings 
• Classical and Christmas concerts at Sovereign Grace Presbyterian Church 

Jon Jamison

Guitar Teacher

Jon Jamison is a guitarist and music educator from the Charlotte area with over 20 years of experience studying and performing music. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Performance from Winthrop University in 2008 after studying guitar with Mike Pitts in Raleigh, NC. Jon has taught private guitar and ukulele lessons for many years, including at OnStage School of Music, and is passionate about helping students develop both musical skill and a lifelong love for music. He also serves on the praise band at Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church, where he enjoys using music to support worship and encourage others in their faith.

Jon’s Highlights

• Experienced in jazz, contemporary, and worship music styles
• Over 20 years of guitar study and performance experience
• Studied guitar under Mike Pitts in Raleigh, NC
• Extensive experience teaching private guitar and ukulele lessons
• Former guitar and ukulele instructor at OnStage School of Music
• Active praise band member at Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church

Scarlett Freeman

Voice Teacher

Scarlett Freeman is a vocal teacher from Monroe, NC. She graduated from The South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University with a degree in Commercial Music and a focus in voice. She is both classically and commercially trained, and loves exploring all kinds of genres of singing. Scarlett has 11 years of voice training and has performed in diverse settings including leading worship at various churches and leading a commercial music ensemble at Anderson University. She is so excited to hopefully get to work with you on meeting your singing goals and discovering the joy of singing with freedom and excellence!

Scarlett’s Highlights

• 11 years of vocal training
• Collegiate vocal studies under Dr. Seth Killen
• Recording artist; find her music on any streaming platform under the name Scarlett Elise
• Completed music internships at Animal Farm Music in London, Southbrook Church, and West End Baptist Church

Aeryn Frusher

Art Teacher

Hey y’all! I’m Aeryn Hood (soon to be Aeryn Frusher in August!!), a fine artist (and future Scientific Illustrator) inspired by the beauty of the natural world. I recreate flora and fauna in watercolor, gouache, and pen & ink.

During my middle and high school years, I had the wonderful opportunity to explore Upstate New York and enjoyed a membership at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Inspired by the sight of a Blue Jay along a trail, the pitcher plants, and the animals at the zoo I volunteered at, I began to take more of an interest in the world around me. In addition to these experiences, I also grew up watching David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. I began drawing what I was observing. I continued to take science and art classes in high school and am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. To become a Scientific Illustrator, I am also completing an online Natural Science Illustration certificate through the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).

I often begin my work by investigating my subject and taking, or gathering, as many reference photos as I can. I study each angle and start creating a rough sketch, adding in each detail as I go. After my pencil sketches are completed, I add in color with either gouache or watercolor. If I choose not to use one of those materials, I typically use a stipple technique in pen & ink. This technique utilizes dots to represent shadows and highlights. I have three main styles of art (gallery, technical, and educational art), all with different purposes.

I hope to create beautiful illustrations of the natural world that inspire wonder and awe in every generation. These illustrations are useful tools in primary and secondary education, research papers and presentations, medical offices, and anywhere scientific concepts can be conveyed by drawings. I hope that my work will inspire you to continue exploring the incredible world around us and the processes that occur in it!

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