Episodes

  • Marine Band Offstage Episode 9 – Musical Journeys

    Marine Band Offstage Episode 9 – Musical Journeys
    Jan 8 2025
    The official podcast of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Conversations and stories about topics of interest for musicians, educators, music lovers, students, and military musicians. Hosted by members of the Marine Band. In this episode, members of “The President’s Own” discuss their musical journeys, how they got to where they are now.
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    42 mins
  • Marine Band Offstage: Episode 8 – Recording Lab

    Marine Band Offstage: Episode 8 – Recording Lab
    Dec 6 2024
    The official podcast of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Conversations and stories about topics of interest for musicians, educators, music lovers, students, and military musicians. Hosted by members of the Marine Band. In this episode, members of “The President’s Own” discuss the role of the band’s Recording Lab.
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    38 mins
  • Marine Band Offstage: Episode 7 - Sight-Reading

    Marine Band Offstage: Episode 7 - Sight-Reading
    Dec 5 2024
    The official podcast of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Conversations and stories about topics of interest for musicians, educators, music lovers, students, and military musicians. Hosted by members of the Marine Band. In this episode, members of “The President’s Own” discuss sight-reading techniques.
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    32 mins
  • Marine Band Offstage: Episode 6 - Rhythm

    Marine Band Offstage: Episode 6 - Rhythm
    Dec 4 2024
    The official podcast of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Conversations and stories about topics of interest for musicians, educators, music lovers, students, and military musicians. Hosted by members of the Marine Band. In this episode, members of “The President’s Own” discuss the importance of rhythm.
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    31 mins
  • Marine Band Offstage: Episode 5 - "Musical Journeys"

    Marine Band Offstage: Episode 5 - "Musical Journeys"
    Jan 24 2024
    The official podcast of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Conversations and stories about topics of interest for musicians, music educators, music lovers, students, and military musicians. Hosted by members of the Marine Band. -- In this episode, members of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band discuss their musical journeys, how they got to where they are now.
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    34 mins
  • Marine Band Offstage: Episode 4

    Marine Band Offstage: Episode 4
    Nov 22 2023
    The official podcast of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Conversations and stories about topics of interest for musicians, music educators, music lovers, students, and military musicians. Hosted by members of the Marine Band. -- In this episode, members of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band discuss burnout.
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    29 mins
  • Marine Band Offstage: Episode 3 - "Practice Techniques"

    Marine Band Offstage: Episode 3 - "Practice Techniques"
    Sep 22 2023
    The official podcast of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Conversations and stories about topics of interest for musicians, music educators, music lovers, students, and military musicians. Hosted by members of the Marine Band. -- In this episode, members of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band discuss practice techniques.
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    41 mins
  • Marine Band Offstage: Episode 2 - "Sousa Marches with Colonel Fettig"

    Marine Band Offstage: Episode 2 - "Sousa Marches with Colonel Fettig"
    Mar 31 2023
    In this episode, Marine Band saxophonist Staff Sgt. Connor Mikula speaks with Marine Band Director Colonel Jason K. Fettig about The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, the first comprehensive collection of Sousa's marches produced by "The President's Own" since the 1970s. The seven volumes span Sousa's entire march-writing career, from 1873-1932, and offer free resources for 129 marches. Modern recordings, historical information (courtesy of Paul E. Bierley, author of The Works of John Philip Sousa), as well as full-band scores and sheet music for marches that are in the public domain, are all available for public use as a result of this multi-year project. The volumes are available for free download exclusively on the Marine Band website.
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    39 mins