THISAbility

Jamie Petrone is the Executive Director and Founder of THISAbility, a performing arts conservatory and professional theatre company, cultivating inclusion in the arts. The mission of THISAbility is to educate enhance, empower and promote the advancement of performers of mixed abilities, creating opportunities for FULL inclusion and diversity in the arts. Jamie is the musical director for numerous productions through The Westchester Sandbox Theatre and Queens Theatre in NYC, and teaches voice and piano privately. As a professional voice coach with years of experience and training, Jamie will help you: ✔ develop the skills to take you beyond the competition ✔ ease through vocal registers and own your technique: proper projection • enunciation • range expansion • tone development • proper breathing • vocal health and longevity ✔ build a versatile book of music to prepare you for any audition All lessons are tailored to the student’s specific needs and recorded for students to practice with at home. As a pianist with years of performing, accompanying, and training Jamie’s lessons include: ✔ reading music, music theory, sight reading, ear training, and harmonization ✔ learn to accompany yourself, play as a soloist or in a group, or even just for fun! As a pianist with years of performing, accompanying and training, and musical direction, Jamie's lessons include: * reading music, music theory, sight reading, ear training, and harmonization * learn to accompany yourself, play as a soloist or in a group, or even just for fun Performance: TV/Film: Subject of And…Seen documentary, 2018 Louisville International Film Festival Winner: Muhammad Ali Inspiration Award and Best in Experimental New Media, Official Selection 2019 Beloit International Film Festival, Short List 2019 ReelAbilities International Film Festival; Recurring State Department Advisor on Madam Secretary, Law & Order SVU. Off-Broadway: Originated the role of Bonnie in The Healing, by Samuel D. Hunter (NY Times Critic Pick). Vocal Live Performance: The Today Show, 54 Below. Wheelchair Dance: Born Dancing Inc. at Alvin Ailey, Special Olympics.