 In 1924, he entered and in 1929 he graduated from the as a conductor, class of A. Stolyarov.However, he is not found work as a conductor, because in 1925-1926 he was a member violinist Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater.Surviving in one way or another way by musical earnings Joseph Pustylnik decides to improve his musical skills and graduated in 1936 the Leningrad Conservatory on the composition (class of Pyotr Ryazanov).