Testimonials

Mike Sailors

I came to Jeff in the summer 2007 with some pretty serious chop problems going on. I had bruised myself on a gig, and just…

Walter Civettini

Trumpet Teacher & Jazz Trumpeter

Centro Didattico Musicale Teatro Danza, Rovereto

Well..I'm Walter from Italy....I'm a professional Jazz trumpet player and teacher in Italy near Garda Lake (north Italy close to Austria ) ....after 20 years…

Mike Hottinger

Jeff Purtle’s live video lessons are empowering my trumpet comeback. His easy-to-use internet technology provides a real-time, personalized session for me each week, no matter…

David Stacey

I've been extremely happy to find a great teacher in Jeff. Also very lucky: there aren’t any advanced teachers of trumpet in my area. Jeff…

Matt Parkinson

I’m Matt, an aspiring professional trumpet player and teacher from the UK. I started playing trumpet aged 10 and picked up every bad habit you…

David Stern

When I learned that Jeff was a long-time student of Claude Gordon, I was excited to both hire him to teach my students and take…

Jonas Butler

I began studying with Jeff out of desperation. I was studying jazz trumpet at the master’s level and simply could not perform like I needed…

Bob Wright

I just want to thank you again for imparting some of your knowledge and expertise my way. Since taking lessons from you via the Web,…

Eric Vine

After deciding to resume trumpet playing after a 20+ year’s on and off break I searched the internet to see if things had changed much…

Kendall Kress

My trumpet journey led me to Jeff after frying my chops on a cruise ship gig. I had been playing for almost 12 years up…

Steve Bone

I found Jeff Purtle on the internet while I was looking for a “Chop Doc” to teach me how to play high. After taking weekly…

Tim Pierson

Jeff has helped greatly in my overall endurance and range. In three months I was able to play material and shows I never thought I…

Adam Sickmiller

It's been a year since I started taking lessons from you. I just wanted to say thanks. Playing the cornet has changed my life in…

Stefanos Pimenidis

"Jeff is the absolute truth about teaching trumpet!" because like his teacher Claude Gordon he knows WHAT NOT TO SAY about playing. Although I started…

Shawn Hines

As a busy player, I have always struggled to fit in the time to get coaching on a regular basis (especially on the road). Jeff…