BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Steffi Tetzloff is a dedicated trumpet performer, educator, and arranger. She earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Trumpet Performance, Pedagogy, and Literature from James Madison University. During her time at JMU, Steffi studied with Dr. Chris Carrillo and Dr. Chuck Seipp. Steffi played flugelhorn in the JMU Brass Band, which won 1st place in the 2024 North American Brass Band Association Championship Section. She also performed at the Virginia Music Educators Association conference in 2022 with the JMU Wind Symphony and in 2023 with the JMU Brass Band. She has recently performed with the Massanutten Brass Band, Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Virginia, and New Britain Symphony Orchestra.
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A graduate of The Hartt School, Steffi has a Masters of Music in Instrumental Performance. She was heavily involved in the Hartt Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Brass Choir, Foot in the Door (contemporary ensemble), and Carousel Brass Quintet. She also competed and advanced to the semifinals in the 2021 National Trumpet Competition with the Hartt Trumpet Ensemble. At the end of her time at Hartt, Steffi was inducted into the Phi Kappa Lambda music honors society.
Steffi is also a graduate of Oklahoma State University, where she earned a BM in Instrumental Performance and a BS in Economics. While at OSU she participated in the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra, Bullet Brass Quintet, and OSU Trumpet Ensemble. As a member of the OSU Trumpet Ensemble, she competed in the Large Ensemble Division of the National Trumpet Competition, winning first place in 2018 and second place in 2019, and in the IWBC Ginger Turner Ensemble Competition, winning second place in 2019. She also had the opportunity to perform as the Trumpet Ensemble Prelude for the 2018 Cancer Blows concert. As a soloist she won an ITG Conference Scholarship in 2017 and 2018.
In past summers Steffi has attended numerous music festivals including the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Brevard Music Institute, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, Bay View Music Festival, Mostly Modern Festival, and Atlantic Brass Quintet Seminar. Steffi was honored to participate as a mentee in the inaugural International Women's Brass Conference Mentorship Program in Spring 2021. She is grateful to have also studied extensively with Ashley Hall, Dr. Marty Hodel, Dr. Ryan Gardner, Dr. Joe Cooper, Bob Dorer, Phil Snedecor, and John Abbracciamento.
Passionate about teaching, Steffi maintains a private studio of both virtual and in-person trumpet students ranging from age 6 to adult. She recently became a certified Suzuki Trumpet teacher and is excited to work with younger students as well. Her doctoral research focused on teaching private trumpet lessons to students with ADHD. She has much experience with children’s outreach, having given many presentations to young children across Michigan with the Lake Effect Brass Quintet. She also has developed a love for arranging for trumpet ensemble and brass quintet. Her arrangement of "Sorcerer's Apprentice" for trumpet ensemble was performed in the 2021 National Trumpet Competition and was selected as a part of the Diversify the Stand/Trumpeter's Multitrack Competition call for scores. Steffi is very excited to have this arrangement featured on Brandon Dicks' album Mystic Wonders that will be released in 2025.
