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Use "Requirement" links below to research each topic
Use "Requirement" links below to research each topic
Give a brief history of the bugle. Courtesy of tapsbugler.com and the National Scouting Museum (on Facebook)
Requirement 2
Do the following:
(a) Explain and demonstrate how the bugle makes sound, and explain how the bugle is related to other brass wind instruments.
(b) Compose a bugle call for your troop or patrol to signal a common group activity, such as assembling for mealtime or striking a campsite. Play the call that you have composed before your unit or patrol.
Sound 10 of the following bugle calls: First Call, Reveille, Assembly, Mess, Drill, Fatigue, Officers, Recall, Church, Swimming, Fire, Retreat, To the Color, Call to Quarters, or Taps.
The Troop Bugler plays the bugle (or similar instrument) to mark key moments during the troop meeting.
Explain the use of each of the calls you performed.
Each Bugle Call page has information about the call to guide you with your research.
Explain how to care for, clean, and maintain a bugle.
Serve as Bugler in your Troop for three months.Â