William RoperTeaching Assistant, Basic Piano Technology
Graduate PT ’19
What's the most important thing you've learned at NBSS?
Beyond just tuning and servicing pianos, I’ve learned a lot of the life skills necessary to have professional relationships and a stable career.
What's your favorite place to be?
I love being in theatres. There’s something about being alone in a theatre, whether it’s tuning a piano or arriving early to a show, that makes you feel small but important. Spaces like that have a different energy.
What did you do before coming to NBSS?
I was studying to be a music teacher when I found the opportunity to apprentice with a graduate. After a couple years of work I knew I needed to come to NBSS.
What have been your favorite distractions in the past year?
Having a weekly scheduled D&D campaign helped satisfy a lot of the social needs I had being in quarantine, and it helped me gauge the weeks as they went by.
Hometown: New Providence, NJ