"Jenae is such a dedicated teacher and I feel my children are getting a solid music foundation from her.  They are  learning true appreciation for playing and listening to music.  She pays attention to proper technique and understands how to encourage her students to get the most she can out of them."


-Penny Mapa (parent of two of Jenae's students)

Welcome!

Violinist ~ Violin, Viola and Piano Teacher

About me...

     Jenae is a violinist in the Boston Amaryllis Quartet, the Cape Ann Symphony, the Rivers Symphony, Freisinger Chamber Orchestra and performs regularly with other orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout the Boston area. 
     Jenae won scholarships to study at the Longy School of Music, completing her Master of Music degree in Violin Performance with Emphasis in String Pedagogy with Professor Mark Lakirovich, and also earned her Undergraduate Diploma in Violin Performance with Professor Janet Packer. In addition to her musical studies, Jenae completed her Bachelor's of Music Degree from Emerson College.
     Jenae is an active member of the American String Teachers Association and regularly attends conferences on violin and pedagogy such as the Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at the Juilliard School in NYC, and the ASTA National Conference in Providence, RI. She has a thorough understanding of pedagogy and a true passion for teaching students of all ages and abilities. Jenae's students are members of the New England Conservatory Preparatory School orchestras, the Rivers School Conservatory orchestras and ensembles and at the Clafflin Hill Youth Symphony.
      Jenae is on the violin and chamber music faculty at the Rivers Conservatory, the violin and chamber music faculty at the Brimmer and May School and maintains a private studio both in West Roxbury and at home. Jenae's hobbies include yoga, learning foreign languages, and learning other instruments.
​



 Jenae Starikov

"I came to Jenae as a post-college absolute beginner, looking to try something new and reasonably challenging. What I found, and am still enjoying:  with her encouragement, patience, and guidance, I keep improving and am excited to go to lessons! She makes it fun, adjusts to my level and is understanding of my hectic schedule."​

-Cathryn Lubinski

Testimonials


Guiding students to realize their musical potential through emphasis on proper technique, development of critical thinking and performance.