Friday, March 23, 2012

Meet the Director

            Dominique Petite received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Florida State University in Choral Music Education, where she studied conducting with Judy Bowers, André Thomas and Kevin Fenton and voice with Barbara Ford and Roy Delp.  She has 10 years of teaching experience at the middle and high school levels, most recently at Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County, where she taught Chorus, AP Music Theory and Intro to Theatre. 
            While at Brookwood, Ms. Petite prepared choirs for performance at the GMEA State Conference.  Her choral groups consistently receive Superior ratings at LGPE for both Performance and Sight-Reading.  Her students have enjoyed success individually as well, attending the Governor’s Honors Program in voice as well as having a high level of participation in All-State Chorus, All-State Reading Chorus and ACDA Honor Choirs.  Many of Ms. Petite’s former students are majoring in the performing arts in college.  She has sent students to nationally recognized universities, as well as outstanding Georgia schools, including The University of the Arts, Montclair State University, Belmont University, Florida State University, Mercer University, Georgia Southern University and The University of Georgia. 
            In addition to teaching, Ms. Petite has adjudicated for GMEA Solo/Ensemble festival and has been a guest clinician for Metro-Atlanta choral groups.  She is a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Chorus and has traveled with the ASOC to perform in Miami, New York (Carnegie Hall) and Berlin (with the Berlin Philharmonic).  Ms. Petite’s husband, Amit is an engineer and a professional Tabla player.  She and her husband enjoy traveling, cooking (and eating!), gardening and spending time with their two cats, Pepper and Mouse!

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