Without going into specifics, this article provides general ideas on how to begin writing your own music. A few of the ideas discussed are recording yourself playing around, learn a new scale or pattern, and apply some new music theory...

Quite a bit of biographical information here at Music Web, a very complete listing of his compositions, and a good list of recordings as well.

The official site, with sections devoted to his life, compositions, recordings, writings, and news. The news section has internet links, and the site has a search function!

Learn about John Philip Sousa's last composition, "The Library of Congress March," which was performed for the first time in 2003.

A very interesting page outlining the life of composer Johann David Heinichen. This site includes his biography, a list of his compositions and links to some of his recorded music.