SousaMusic.com is online!

SousaMusic.com is online!

SOUSAMUSIC.COMĀ is now online – the newest version of the oldest Sousa site on the Internet. In 1996 I started the first John Philip Sousa website on the web, and over the years it’s been the #1 resource for information about Sousa’s musical works and...
Sousa’s first music teachers

Sousa’s first music teachers

In late 1861 Sousa studied solfeggio under John Esputa Sr. but was not able to cope with the elderly Spaniard’s temper so the lessons did not last long. Later Sousa enrolled in a private conservatory of music operated by John Esputa, Jr.. The school was located...