Essays, Guides and Papers

Recreating Sousa: Toward an Historic Performance Practice - Dr. Kenneth Thompson (pdf, 10pgs)

The below paper from Dr. Kenneth Thompson, assistant professor at Bowling Green State University deals with interpreting music from the Sousa era. Special thanks to Dr. Thompson for preparing this essay for us.

Marches: Rehearsal Techniques and Performance Practices - Robert Jorgensen and Gene Milford (pdf, 18pgs)

"Marches: Rehearsal Techniques and Performance Practices", a new paper by Robert Jorgensen and Gene Milford, University of Akron, presents a wealth of ideas that every band director will find of benefit. The paper was part of a presentation at the 60th Annual Midwest Clinic. This authoritative paper is posted on BandMusic PDF Library by permission of the authors. Jorgensen and Milford retain copyright of the work.