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Jessica McGunigle

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A passionate and compassionate educator with a deep love for the stage, Jessica is thrilled to share her love of theatre at The Music Note. She calls the vibrant city of Pittsburgh, PA, her artistic home and as a devoted artist, has been fortunate enough to grace both regional and community theatre stages, filling them with heart and soul whenever time allows. Recent roles include The Drowsy Chaperone and Potiphar’s Wife to name a few.

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With a Bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre from Point Park University and study abroad experience in London, England, in Contemporary London Theatre & Acting, Jessica has honed her skills and embraced the magic of the stage over the last 15 years.

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You can find Jessica mentoring at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School. As an Acting Coach, Assistant Director, and Choreographer, she has helped guide countless productions, including the Gene Kelly Best Musical Award Winner 2023 "Big Fish."  Past shows include: Bye Bye Birdie, Working, Seussical, Xanadu Jr., Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Spoon River Project, The 39 Steps, as well as, 3 years of theatre summer camps ages 6-20 years old and regular monologue and scene study/workshops throughout the school years and summers.

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Jessica is looking forward to the opportunity to work with you and explore how to develop character and acting skills through your music, monologues, and beyond.

Harpsichord

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A harpsichord is a keyboard instrument where strings are plucked, rather than struck like a piano. It's a historical keyboard instrument that was prominent from the 16th to the late 18th century. In 2025, a harpsichord was purchased and donated to The Music Note in honor of Mrs. Gretchen McCabe. Mrs. McCabe has supported the education of the arts in Pittsburgh for decades. 

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Celesta

A celesta is a keyboard percussion instrument that looks like a small, upright piano. It produces sound when felt hammers, connected to a keyboard mechanism, strike metal bars, which are then resonated by wooden boxes. This instrument was donated in memory of Rev. William Kinsey by his wife Mrs. Donna Kinsey in January 0f 2024.

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Whitechapel Handbells

The Whitechapel Bell Foundry is the oldest company that manufactures bells, with a 450-year history of casting tower bells in the Whitechapel district of London. The most famous foundry in the world, Whitechapel cast well-known bells for many churches and state buildings, including the Liberty Bell, and Big Ben, which hangs in the Houses of Parliament. Whitechapel began making handbells in the 1740s. In 2023, The Music Note was very fortunate to have 5 octave set of Whitechapel Handbells donated in memory of the late Thomas J. Newcomer.

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Silver Melody Bells

These rare instruments were produced only for a short time in the 1980s and again from 2013-2020. The Music Note fortunate enough to have these instruments donated in memory of Mr William and Mrs. Carol Hillberry. 

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Bellplates

Belleplates is a brand name of a musical instrument of the percussion family and handbell sub-family. Consisting of a handle attached to a trapezoidal aluminium plate, struck by an attached hammer, they are something of a combination of handbells and handchimes. The donation of the bellplates remains a mystery. They were left on our stoop on Halloween of 2023 with a note "Enjoy making music with these." The mystery donor left them in memory of Rev. William Kinsey.

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