Music On Purpose Bryan Crisp: Musician & Educator

On this episode I talk to Wayne Dillon about the upcoming exciting 50th season with DCI, the return of judges to the field and advice on how to grow a high school band program. Wayne is a retired band director as well as a DCI, BOA and WGI world renown adjudicator.

On this episode of Music on Purpose I spoke with Andy Harnsberger about his success as a marimba soloist and what motivates him on a daily basis to continue his work ethic at age 54. Andy is also Director of Percussion at Lee University in Cleveland TN and talks about his philosophy of teaching and […]

On this episode of Music on Purpose, Steve Patrick joined me from Nashville, TN. Steve owns his own line of brass mouthpieces called Patrick Mouthpieces. He also started an incredible resource to learn from studio players in Nashville called Lessons with Studio Musicians. Steve toured with the Maynard Ferguson Band and has played and recorded […]

On this episode of Music on Purpose, Hiram Diaz joined me to discuss his success as a performer that ultimately led to him winning a job with the President’s Own United States Marine Band. We talk about what is takes to be successful in an audition and how to prepare. He give thoughts on sound […]

Freelance composer and arranger Ben Lee joined me on this episode of Music on Purpose to discuss marching arts compositions, how to put a quality show together and advice for band directors who are looking to improve their competitive ensemble. You can check out Ben’s over 100 arrangements on soleemusic.com.

On this episode of Music on Purpose, Alan Siebert joined me to talk about his 30 year career at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM). He is retiring this year and talks about his time at CCM. He also talks about his lip tear and recovery from surgery. He is a wealth […]