In episodes past, we've learned about composers who've earned titles such as the King of Ragtime (Scott Joplin) or Father of the Symphony (Franz Joseph Haydn). Today we're going to learn about the March King as we kick off a new composer series about American composer John Philip Sousa. Musical Samples You'll Hear in this Episode: SOUSA The Stars and Stripes Forever - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band SOUSA Our Flirtation (1880) - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band SOUSA Semper Fidelis - "The President's Own" US Marine Band SOUSA Hands Across the Sea (1899) - "The President's Own" United States Marine Band Music Listening Schedule for Episode 67 I've created a YouTube playlist for you with the music discussed in today's episode along with some other arrangements of pieces of ohn Philip Sousa's music. Click here to listen to it. Subscribe & Review in iTunes Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, head on over to do that today so you don’t miss an episode. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you’re feeling extra magnanimous, I would be really grateful if you left a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other families find my podcast learn more about music. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you love about Busy Kids Love Music. Thanks!