About Christina Mullinax

I started learning music at age 5 in a children’s choir at limestone college. Then at age 10 I began learning violin with a first chair violinist/soloist till the age of 15, at which time joined the Lawson Academy and took two semesters of trumpet. I then moved back to violin at age 16 where I took part in a student teacher program at converse college. Also at the age of 16 I began learning guitar. At age 20 I began learning cello also at converse and viola at age 23. Private instruction from a first chair violinist and soloist for 6 years, other instructors for an additional 4 and mentoring with orchestra director for 16 years.

One of the moments that shaped me most was when I was while I was getting instruction from Sarah Johnson, one of my Violin instructors- I was invited to come to a seminar while I was under Ms. Johnson’s instruction. At first I assumed that I was only an observer but then was asked to come on stage, S. Johnson asked me what song I was working on (Ave Maria) and I Played it first with the music, she asked me how long I had been learning it I said about two weeks she said “then you don’t need the music” closed the book and told me to play, it was awful, she stopped me at before I hit the third measure and told me to close my eyes, take a deep breath and then start. The way she took ten minutes and changed a song from being less than ideal to performance ready changed my outlook on learning and teaching, she gave me confidence and tools to take with me for the rest of my musical career.

I have been teaching since violin, viola, cello, and classical guitar since January 2020. I love helping students achieve their musical goals and help them understand music with passion. I love seeing students go from struggling to hitting “light bulb moments” and help them achieve their musical goals.