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THE LETTER

By Tapsbugler on November 25, 2016

THE LETTER A 9-year old’s letter to a US Army Bugler in 1963. Several days after the state funeral for President John F. Kennedy on…

Learning to play the Bugle

By Tapsbugler on November 15, 2016

Learning to play the bugle. How do I start? Where do I get a bugle? Every week I receive an email from someone who is…

BUGLES AND SCOUTING

By Tapsbugler on October 21, 2016

  BUGLES AND SCOUTING by BRUCE MCCREA http://familyandscoutinghistory.com/index.php/bugles-and-scouting Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of World Scouting, introduced the idea of Boy Scouting to the British public…

A Morning Call by Edwin Forbes

By Tapsbugler on July 28, 2016

An excerpt from Thirty Years After: An Artist’s Memoir of the Civil War By Edwin Forbes Edwin Austin Forbes (1839 – March 6, 1895) was…

Echo Taps

By Tapsbugler on June 2, 2016

ECHO TAPS Echo Taps is a custom of sounding the call with two buglers standing at some distance apart to achieve an echo effect. Although…

22 Notes 22 Lives

By Tapsbugler on May 28, 2016

22 Notes 22 Lives The number 22 is often cited with regard to our military veterans. It is said to be the average number of…

THE EXPERIENCES OF A BANDMASTER

By Tapsbugler on February 14, 2016

THE EXPERIENCES OF A BANDMASTER By John Philip Sousa During eighteen years spent in playing music for the masses, twelve years in the service of…

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