Dr. Steffi Tetzloff is a trumpet performer, educator, and arranger dedicated to inclusive music teaching and expanding the brass repertoire. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts from James Madison University, where she studied with Dr. Chris Carrillo. She also holds degrees from The Hartt School and Oklahoma State University and has studied extensively with Ashley Hall, Dr. Marty Hodel, Dr. Ryan Gardner, and Phil Snedecor.
Passionate about teaching, Steffi maintains a private studio of trumpet students of all ages. Her doctoral research focused on strategies for adapting private trumpet lessons for students with ADHD, which she presented at the 2025 International Trumpet Guild Research Room and International Women’s Brass Conference. She is now expanding that research to support all neurodivergent learners, as well as collaborating with Dr. Judith Ofcarcik on research about anxiety and neurodiversity in the music theory classroom.
Steffi regularly performs with the Oratorio Society of Virginia, Virginia Consort, Massanutten Brass Band, and Waynesboro Symphony. While at James Madison University, she won first place in the 2024 North American Brass Band Association Championship Section with the JMU Brass Band. As a member of the Oklahoma State trumpet ensemble, she also won first place in the 2018 National Trumpet Competition Large Ensemble Division. A proponent of new brass music, her arrangements have been performed at the National Trumpet Competition and selected in the Diversify the Stand/Trumpeter’s Multitrack Competition call for scores. She also commissioned and premiered a flugelhorn solo at the 2025 International Women’s Brass Conference.