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SOUSAPHONE
Sousa asked a Philadelphia instrument maker, J.W. Pepper, to build a bass tuba that was easier to carry on parade, and the first one appeared in 1893. It wraps around the player's body, which is why the bell points up and forward.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PICCOLO
The piccolo has the famous solo in the final strain of "The Stars and Stripes Forever." It's a small flute, half the size of a regular one, and it can carry over an entire brass band.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
MARINE
The United States Marine Band was founded in 1798 and is often called the President's Own. Sousa became its leader in 1880 and held the job for twelve years.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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A free John Philip Sousa word search, with the Marine Band he led and the march that closes every Fourth of July fireworks show.

About John Philip Sousa

John Philip Sousa grew up in Washington, D.C., the son of a trombonist in the Marine Band, and he led that band himself from 1880 to 1892. He went on to write more than a hundred marches, and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" became the official national march of the United States in 1987. Every Fourth of July, somewhere between the last big burst of fireworks and the smoke drifting off, a band is usually playing it, piccolo shrilling over the top.

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