Student Name - Instrument

Herb Albert (unknown number of lessons) - Trumpet
Bob Anderson - Trumpet
Dennis Anderson - Trumpet
Dave Banks - Trumpet
Abel Barajas - Trumpet
Dave Bendigkeit - Trumpet
Bob Berrenson - Trumpet
Tom Bertetta - Trumpet
Walter Beveridge - Trumpet
William "Bill" Bing - Trumpet
Eric Bolvin - Trumpet
Jerry Bowers - Trumpet
Vance Bowman - Trumpet
Dean Boysen - Trumpet
Pete Bresciani - Trumpet
Tom Brozene - Trumpet
The Brunson Brothers (unknown number of lessons) - Trumpet
Bill Bryant - Trumpet
Edward Buckley - Trumpet
Jeff Bunnell - Trumpet
Paul Cacia - Trumpet
Randy Carroll - Trumpet
Billie Catalono - Trumpet
Jack Caudill - Trumpet
Dave Cockrell - Trumpet
Christopher Cook - Trumpet
Glenn Colangelo - Trumpet
Lonnie Cory - Trumpet
Bob Coyner - Trumpet
Salvator W. Cracchiolo ("Sal") - Trumpet
Jay Daversa - Trumpet
Joe Desimone - Trumpet
Don Dial - Trumpet
Larry Duke - Trumpet (possible CG student?)
Jim Dye - Trumpet
Don Eisaman (aka Don Edwards) - Trumpet
Don Ellis - Trumpet
David Evans - Trumpet
Dennis Farias - Trumpet
Robert Fienga - Trombone
Jon Forrest - Trumpet
Robert Gale - Trumpet
Darrel W. Gardner (possible student?) - Trumpet
Vince Gassi - Trumpet
Mark Godfrey - Trumpet
Chandler Goetting (Principal Trumpet in Munich Symphony) - Trumpet
Lou Gonzales - Trumpet
Irv Goodman (Benny Goodman's brother) - Trumpet
James Boyd Grafmyer - Trumpet
Tom Graper - Trumpet
Matt Graves - Trumpet
Marc Gumberg - Trumpet
Bruce Haag - Trumpet
John Halbleib - Trumpet
Bill Hall - Trumpet
David Harrison - Trumpet
Howard Heid - Trumpet
Rhys Henson - Trumpet
Stanley Anthony Hernacki - Trumpet
Bill Hicks - Trumpet
Richard G. Hofmann - Trumpet
Tom Holden - Trumpet
Tony Horowitz - Trumpet
Jim Howsman - Trumpet
Bill Hunsicker - Trumpet
Marshall J. Hunt - Trumpet
Doug Johnson - Trumpet
Jack Kanstul - Trumpet
Zig Kanstul - Trumpet
Harry Kim - Trumpet
Ron King - Trumpet
Brad Kintscher - French Horn
Kacey Rogers Kintscher - French Horn
Carole Klein - Trumpet
William B. Knevitt - Trumpet
Bob Krause - Trumpet
Ernie Krause - Trumpet
Ernie Langone - Trumpet
Rieu Laurent - Trumpet
Kathy Layton - Trumpet
Carl Leach, Jr. - Trumpet
Gary Lee - Trumpet
Carl Lenthe - Trombone
Jeff Lewis - Trumpet
Chris Lopez - Trumpet
Bonnie Luedeka Hunsicker - Trumpet
Johnny Madrid - Trumpet (at least one year, confirmed by John Noxon)
Mark Manda - Trumpet
Greg Marciel - Trumpet
Stan Mark - Trumpet
Bruce A. Martineau - Trumpet
Matt Mascovich - Trumpet
Real Mathieu - Trumpet
Rich Matta - Trumpet
Daniel Joseph Matus - Trumpet
Marvin McFadden - Trumpet
Michael McPheeters - Trumpet
Ron Meza - Trumpet
Ron Michaels - Trumpet
Jean-Pierre Michelou - Trumpet
Kent Mikasa - Trumpet
Larry Miller, M.D. - Trumpet
Darren Miner - Trumpet
Ron Modell - Trumpet
John Mohan - Trumpet
Catherine Murtaugh - Trumpet
Sabrina Muyskins - Trumpet
Byron Myhre - Trumpet
John Noxon - Trombone
Bob O'Donnell - Trumpet
David O'Neill - Trumpet (unknown number of lessons)
Andy Omdahl - Trumpet
Brian Padilla - Trumpet
Jon Paperbrook - Trumpet
Bernie Parsons - Trumpet
Jim Paulson - Trombone
Mike Paulson - Trumpet
Mike Phillippe - Trumpet
David Powell - Trumpet
Jeff Purtle - Trumpet
Mike Rice - Trumpet
Ronald Ricketts - Trombone
Earl A. Rogers - Trumpet
David R. Roberts - Trombone
John Rosenberg - Trumpet
Mike Rotman - Trumpet
Bob Runnels - Trumpet
Solomon Russo - Trumpet
Bob Sakoi - Trumpet
Anatoly Selianin (Saratov University)
Fred Sautter - Trumpet
Andy Scott - Trumpet
Vincent E. Shank - Trumpet
Ed Sheftel - Trumpet
Guy Shobe - Trumpet
Larry Skinner - Trumpet
Susan Slaughter - Trumpet
Curt Sletten - Trumpet
George Sousa - Trumpet and Guitar
Larry Souza - Trumpet
Doug Stanley - Trumpet
Lowell Stevenson - Trumpet
Vern Strasner - Trumpet
Howard Struble - Trumpet
Masashi Sugiyama - Trumpet
Tim Sullivan - Trumpet
Chazz Sutton - Trumpet
Ernie Tack - Trombone
Jim Thacker - Trumpet
Barry Trop - Trumpet
Steven Trop - Trombone
Nancy Tucker - Trumpet
Mark Van Cleave - Trumpet
Bob Valle - Trumpet
Duane Vallejos - Trumpet
Ron Vermillion - Trumpet
Roger Wagner (also known as Jesus "Jerry" Quezada) - Trumpet
Robert Waldron - Trumpet
Steve Watkins - Trumpet
Roy Wiegand - Trombone
Hal Willenborg - Trumpet
Don Williams - Trumpet
Ron Williams - Trombone
Gene Wing - Trumpet
Paul Witt - Trumpet
Roger L. Wood - Trumpet (a few lessons at the end of Claude's teaching)
Craig Woods - Trumpet
Bradley "Scott" Wright - Trumpet

Need more info on these people:
Tracy (from Utah, married to a pianist)
Principal Trombone of the St. Louis Symphony
Bill (United Airlines airline pilot in San Francisco)
Las Vegas French Horn player?

Please email any corrections and additions. Just because someone is on this list doesn't mean Claude would have actually considered them to be a "student." Claude said that it took 3 or more years for someone to understand all that he was doing. The best way to evaluate any of these people as a teacher would be to read the articles on this site, listen to the free sound files of Claude on this site and read Claude's Brass Playing Is No Harder Than Deep Breathing book to see if the teacher uses the principles in their personal practice and teaching.

©2003 Jeff Purtle