Corie MelaughBasic Piano Technology ’21
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
What's the most important thing you've learned at NBSS?
Resilience in the face of frustration.
What did you do before coming to NBSS?
I was a full-time professional musician, working as a music director and orchestrator/arranger locally and abroad—spending most of my time in Oklahoma City, but also working on projects in Austin, China, Germany, and Japan.
What’s the strangest/most interesting job you've ever had?
Spending two weeks in Tianjin, China presenting musical theatre showcases in English, and teaching opera and pop music students how to dance and sing in the American Musical Theatre style.
What is your favorite NBSS experience?
It's a tie between the day our instructor taught us how to replace a broken string—bending wire with our bare hands!—and the first time I tuned an entire piano by ear in 3 hours.
What's something about you that surprises people?
I'm very much an introvert—I've just practiced my small talk skills a lot!
