Phil Driscoll grew up in a musical family, and was soon found to be gifted himself at playing the trumpet. He began taking lessons in school when he was a fifth grade student at Lancaster, near Dallas, Texas. His family moved to Tulsa in 1959, where he began to study trumpet both in classes at Bell Junior High School and as a private student of Roger Fenn (3rd trumpet with the Tulsa Philharmonic). His skill opened doors for performance throughout school