Dr. John Finney
John is a pianist, composer, and worship pastor who has found great enjoyment in sharing the gift of music with his students and with his various church choirs over the years. While directing the KY Mt Bible College Choir he organized a community performance of selections from Handel's Messiah in Jackson, KY. During his years in Connecticut he was founder and director of the Laudate Homeschool Orchestra. John earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Music degrees in piano performance from the University of Kentucky as a student of Dr. Lucien Stark. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he studied with Dr. Maurice Hinson. He currently serves First Baptist Church Gonzales as Worship Pastor. John and Jennifer are members of the Music Teachers of Greater Baton Rouge.
Jennifer Finney
Jennifer is a wife and fellow musician with John, a home-schooling mom, church musician, piano teacher and accompanist. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Piano Pedagogy and Music Education from Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN, studying there with Marilynn Ham, and a Bachelor of Arts from Kentucky Mountain Bible College with studies in sacred music. She has been a teaching piano since 1992. John and Jennifer have 2 daughters who are trained with the Suzuki Association of the Americas to teach Violin Book 1. One has recently received her Masters in Violin Performance at the University of Southern Mississippi and was a performing member of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. Having 2 girls who are violinists, one who is a cellist, and one an accomplished pianist, John and Jennifer are proud to have raised their own String Quartet.
Jaclynn (Finney) Tripp
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We are excited to add Jaclynn as a violin instructor to our studio in the Spring of 2025 after she completed her Suzuki Violin Book 1 training. Her orchestra experiences include 3 summers with the Csehy Summer School of Music in PA and being a member of the Louisiana Youth Orchestra in 2023-24. She serves in the First Baptist Church of Gonzales praise band as an accomplished violinist. As a gifted vocalist she attended the Louisiana State and Regional MTNA Conferences, receiving awards in her category of American Negro Spirituals. She attended the 2025 National Conference in Philadelphia, PA as a semifinalist. Jaclynn is a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
CONTACT US:
Jennifer Finney
Gonzales, LA
jenniferfinney@rocketmail.com
(860) 719-3217