JMS Faculty

Stephanie Javaux

Violin Faculty

Bachelor of Arts, Grace College. Suzuki Trained.

Suzuki Association of the Americas Certified.

Stephanie is uniquely qualified as a Suzuki teacher, after being a Suzuki parent to her four children. After observing hundreds of hours of Suzuki harp, cello, and violin lessons and seeing the positive impact of the Suzuki method on her family, Stephanie began her Suzuki violin teacher training to share her passion with others.

Since beginning training in 2005, Stephanie has completed 8 units of training and studied with well known pedagogues such as Terry Turbin and
Christie Felsing.

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Sarah Boren

Piano and Harp Faculty

Bachelor of Music, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music

Master of Music, Temple University. Suzuki trained.

Suzuki Association of the Americas Certified.

Sarah began piano lessons at age 8, and harp lessons a year later. Because piano was her first introduction to music, the instrument remains close to her heart. Sarah values the opportunity to pass on the gift of music to young students through the piano as well as the harp. She is also happy to partner with the Virginia Harp Center to provide access to harps to students in the Midwest.

Stephen Javaux

Cello Faculty

Fire Science Associate's Degree & Paramedicine Associate's Degree:
John Wood Community College. Suzuki trained.

Stephen grew up taking Suzuki cello lessons at Preucil School of Music in Iowa City, IA, where he studied with Dr. Laura Shaw. With the Preucil Orchestra, Stephen traveled to China and performed for the First Lady of China and on the Great Wall. Stephen was also named Young Artist of the Year by the Quincy Symphony in 2014 and performed with the Omaha and Louisville Youth Orchestras and Louisville Opera.

Stephen is a Flight Medic at Air Evac in Quincy. He enjoys the chance to stay involved with music by teaching cello lessons and sharing his love of music with students.

Hannah Fournier

River Strings & Administrative Assistant

Bachelor of Science, Olivet Nazarene University. Suzuki Trained.

Hannah started Suzuki Violin lessons at age 8 with Suzanne Benson. In highschool Hannah played with the selective Preucil performance group, "Espressivo," as well as in the school's top level string orchestra.

Hannah shares her expertise with the Javaux Music School by assisting with the advanced performance group, River Strings.