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Quick Facts
- Nickname: The March King
- Born in Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Band Director
- Stars and Stripes Forever: national march of the United States
- Invented the sousaphone, a tuba for a marching band
- 3 families of a Band: Brass, Woodwind, Percussion
- Composed 136 marches
- Led the Marine Band
- Sousa’s band was the number one act in the United States for 30 years
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See also
- composers
- Stars and Stripes Forever tune: Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends |  Three Cheers for the Red White and Blue
- form resources
- dynamics resources
- Greatest Military Marches recording
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- Poster, Lesson ideas for teaching the Stars and Stripes Forever, 2 Form worksheets, Crossword, Word Search, Assessment
- PowerPoint
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2 thoughts on “John Philip Sousa”
I also like to read “John Phillip Duck” by Patricia Palacco!!
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