Meet Our Teachers

Rebekah Carlson
STEP Co-founder and Co-Director

Rebekah Carlson has loved experiencing each aspect of the Suzuki triangle: she started out as a Suzuki violinist at age 6, has enjoyed a 20+ year career as a registered Suzuki teacher, and most recently added the joy of parenting two Suzuki string players!

Rebekah holds a degree in Violin Performance from Wheaton College (IL) and has been a member of the NC Opera Orchestra and the NC Ballet Orchestra; she currently freelances as a violinist and writes children's books about composers. Rebekah has taken her students on performance tours to Austria, Germany, Italy, and Ireland, and she enjoys giving her students an opportunity to share their music as much as possible!
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​In her spare time, she loves reading, cooking, and taking road trips with her family and their pop-up camper (named Gene). 

Rebekah Carlson Studio Link​

Luci White
STEP Co-founder and Co-Director

Luci White enjoys an active career as a teacher and performer of both violin and viola. Luci has performed with the North Carolina Symphony, Winston Salem Symphony, and Union Avenue Opera Theater of St. Louis. She is currently a member of the Greensboro Symphony and freelances throughout North Carolina.

Luci is a registered member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and has completed teacher training through Book 10. She holds a Bachelor's of Violin Performance from Northwestern University.

Luci started playing as a Suzuki violin student at age 8. She has recently been privileged to experience Suzuki from the perspective of a parent as her oldest son is now a Suzuki violin student!
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When not teaching or performing, Luci enjoys reading and spending time with her husband, two boys, and their cat.

Luci White Studio Link

​Stephanie Ezerman
STEP Co-founder and Co-Director

Dr. Stephanie Ezerman has appeared in concert across the United States and Canada as soloist and chamber musician. She is the former Associate Concertmaster of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and has held leadership positions with Cap Rock Pro Musica, Abilene Philharmonic, and the Big Spring Symphony. She is currently Principal Second Violin with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. 

A registered Suzuki teacher with training in books 1-10, Stephanie co-founded and directed the Suzuki Talent Education of the Lubbock Region (STELR) from 2001-2008 and taught Suzuki in the Schools at Greensboro Day School from 2013-2021.

Stephanie holds a BM in Violin Performance from the University of Minnesota, and an MM and DMA from Texas Tech University, where she was teaching assistant to John Gilbert.

​In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her husband and two children (both Suzuki students), hiking in the mountains, watching birds, and listening to true crime podcasts.

Stephanie Ezerman Studio Link