Because of its difficult solo - a daunting 32 measures and 122 notes, not counting trills - the piccolo is the undisputed star of "The Stars and Stripes Forever," America's national march and de ...

As our nation has grown, so has the number of stars on the flag. But the 13 stripes have been a constant. The stars represent our nation’s ability to grow and prosper, and the stripes as the ...