Interview with William [Bill] Johnson, Director of Bands at Cal Poly, October 28, 1967

[00:00:02] Interviewer introduces guest, William Johnson, Director of Bands at Cal Poly [00:00:29] Johnson discusses how the band starts to create a program, beginning with selecting music [00:00:57] Johnson discusses how the band comes up with originally created performances [00:02:11] Johnson says planning cannot begin until after the first rehearsal [00:02:41] Johnson talks about how the band must really concentrate during rehearsal [00:03:10] Interviewer asks how much rehearsal time will be put into next weeks program [00:03:58] Johnson talks about a student arranger that helps write the music for the band [00:05:13] Johnson talks about growing band and new uniforms [00:05:24] Interviewer wraps up the interview