2021 – The Duty Bugler

This is a continuation from Part 1. In the mid 1950s, corps began experimenting with the ``slip-slide'' technique. Initially, corps would use sandpaper and polish to smooth out their tuning…

History of US Competition Bugles: Part 1

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American soldiers returning from World War I founded a veterans organization, the American Legion, in 1919. Reportedly impressed by British and French drum and bugle corps they had seen in…

What is the correct key for Taps?

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I received a question from a member of our list: “What is the accepted pitch for Taps? Bb or G or ?” The answer is: the key of whatever horn…

What makes a bugle a bugle?

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In the modern common parlance, many people use the word “bugle” to refer to any brass instrument of a moderate size that is just a coiled tube and a bell…

Daily Bugle Calls Around the World

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There are several places throughout the world that are maintaining daily live buglers. Last month’s newsletter mentioned the hejnał mariacki sounded hourly at St. Mary’s Basilica in Krakow, Poland. Several…

The Krakow Buglers

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How would you like a full time, paying job, as a bugler in one of the world renowned positions? A job that keeps a centuries old tradition alive. There is…