Isaac McMahon
From beyond ArtLess by Chris Gleason, Peter Haberman & Phil Ostrander
March 22, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 4 · Episode 30
About this episode
In this episode, the hosts interview Isaac McMahon, a band director with a unique journey in music education.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Beyond Artless, we sit down with Isaac McMahon, band director at Brookings High School in South Dakota—a musician, educator, and all-around interesting human whose journey to the podium includes farms, baseball no-hitters, homemade hot sauce, and at least one extremely loud tractor tire incident. Now in his seventh year of teaching, Isaac leads a thriving program that includes concert band, competitive marching band, pep band, jazz ensembles, music theory, ...
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Hosts: Chris Gleason, Peter Haberman, Phil Ostrander
Guest: Isaac McMahon
Topics covered
- music education
- band director
- high school music
- interview
- personal journey
Keywords
- Isaac McMahon
- Brookings High School
- music theory
- marching band
- jazz ensembles
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Brookings High School
Places: South Dakota
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