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The Trumpet Studio at The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

Joe Burgstaller and Edward Hoffman - Trumpet Faculty

For more information about studying with Joe Burgstaller and Edward Hoffman at The Peabody Institute, please visit the Peabody website.

Mr. Burgstaller teaches trumpet, chamber music and a special 8-part series of all-instrument performance masterclasses at The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Joe and trumpet teaching partner Ed Hoffman (Baltimore, North Carolina and Phoenix Symphonies) have built a groundbreaking one-of-a-kind trumpet studio that prepares their students for the demands and reality of today's music world. Joe's teaching emphasizes creativity, connection, versatility and entrepreneurship, and he combines the best of traditional techniques with an innovative mental training approach that has its roots in the field's modern breakthrough discoveries of the last two decades.

The reality of today’s evolving music world demands a versatile well-rounded trumpet performer who is able to play in a multitude of styles and situations with equal skill and musicianship. Today’s professional trumpeter must be able not only to perform at a high level but also to jump from genre to genre, situation to situation… often all within the same performance!

Musicians entering the modern workplace must have entrepreneurial and teaching skills and experience in addition to traditional performing skills. Young professionals are entering a new and rapidly changing music marketplace, and need the right background, experience and preparation to give them the best chance for success.

The opportunities afforded to students at the Peabody Conservatory directly address the needs and realities of the modern music business. In order to provide the most well-rounded preparation possible, Peabody trumpet students receive lessons and equal time from both Edward Hoffman and Joe Burgstaller as part of our unified trumpet studio.

It is a new and exciting period in the history of the music world, and we here at Peabody are excited to be a dynamic force in the future of music!