“Michigan State University’s original music man, Professor Leonard Falcone, took a military band and transformed it over the years into a trend-setting marching machine and a concert band par excellence, and in so doing, he influenced music around the world. The biography of this passionate and consummate Director of Bands at Michigan State University is a must-read for anyone who ever watched a Spartan Marching Band halftime show or listened to one of his unique concert performances. And if you did neither, this is still a must-read because there was only one Professor Leonard Falcone, and there will never be another.”

Tim Skubick
Hall of Fame broadcaster, former voice of the Spartan Marching Band, MSU Concert Band first clarinet (1963-67)

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Excerpts from the book Solid Brass by Rita Griffin Comstock

We have included below a selection of excerpts from the book. They require flash to view, or you can download the pdfs if you prefer, by clicking on the chapter title.

Chapter 3 - download pdf

Chapter 8 - download pdf

Chapter 12 - download pdf

In His Own Words: Leonard Falcone on Teaching Methods - pdf