Donnie Wright

Donnie Wright
Founder & Artistic Director

Donnie Wright was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and has lived there all his life. Donnie grew up around country, 50’s rock and bluegrass musicians, and started playing guitar at age 14 and excelled with his passion for music. After getting married to Deborah, his high school sweetheart in 1989 and then giving his life to Christ in 1991, he began pushing his way toward helping church worship teams with the ability that God had granted him. In 1996, he became one of the worship leaders for the triads Vineyard Church and soon after became a vocalist and lead guitarist for Greensboro’s World Harvest Church.In 2003, Donnie started working with Greensboro’s Daystar Church and went on to help build one of the top Worship Teams in the triad. Also during this time, as his three girls danced for Pleasant Ridge Fine Arts Academy, he had the honor of becoming friends with Suzanne Hock, which co-directed the dance school and was in need of a guitar teacher. So Donnie joined the team and taught guitar for Pleasant Ridge and then Greensboro Performing Arts, for the next four years.Around 2007, Donnie broke off from Greensboro Performing Arts and opened Highland North Music. With about 15 students and many dedicated parents, Highland North Music went on to push nearly 50 students per week by 2013.

Located on Battleground Ave, Highland North Music has helped students reach their highest potential in their passion for music and develop great skill levels through different genera’s including, Rock, Country, Blues, Reggae, Worship and Contemporary Christian just to name a few.

Around 2010, Donnie started also started working with an awesome group of musicians, Mick and David Farlow, Tian Garcia, Paul Foster and Josh Boyd at The Cathedral of His Glory. Within just a couple years, Josh joined the Highland North Music team and started building an awesome Drum department. By 2011, Donnie went on to join up as one of The Cathedrals lead guitarist and help produce one of the greatest Christmas Productions in the State of North Carolina.

In growing Highland North Music, we have continued to build spectacular Christmas and spring concerts working together as a music team with teachers and students. At Highland North Music great pride is taken in our students and we continue to push the ideas of Learning and Performing.

Donnie has built the school with an awesome staff of dedicated musicians that know the importance of teaching fundamentals of music and passionately growing; never forgetting the most under used and over looked idea of music: FUN! “If it is not FUN, then WHY are you doing it at all!” We truly believe Music can be learned just as easy as a child that in just five short years went from birth to saying mom to being able communicate with college level professors, without a super course in English nor even being able to read! WOW!

Entering into our 8th season and knowing that the future is bright, Donnie and his team make ready to grow, grow, grow into Highland North Music’s awesome future!