 As Marienthal progressed, his father bought him a $400 Selmer saxophone and enrolled him in Corona Del Mar High School.Throughout his education, Marienthal also learned to play guitar (in grade school), flute, clarinet (both high school) and piano (college).After graduating from high school in Southern California in 1976, he studied at the Berklee College of Music, where he studied with the saxophone professor, Joe Viola.