No comments about Music and Bugling, BSA, Merit Badge Series.

No comments about Something Old - Something New (Hal Leonard Organ Adventure Series).

No comments about L'indispensable Musical Trompette and Trombone, Bugle and Cornet.

No comments about Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (Piano Vocal, Sheet Music).

No comments about I Gotta Right to Play the Blues.

2 comments about Mel Bay Presents Infantry Bugle Calls of the American Civil War.

1. As a Commander for an American Legion post, I purchased a bugle to play taps at funerals. No where could I find any books with the notes for taps and other bugle calls, until I found this book. Not only did it have the notes, but it had a CD that you could listen to and the history behind each and every bugle call. An excellant book.



2. I bought this book primarily because of the CD with it. I've been a trumpet player for over thirty years and I've spent quite a bit of time in and around Civil War Re-enactors camps. I wanted the CD to train youngsters to bugle Civil War calls around our own re-enactors camps. I never dreamed that someone could screw up the traditional calls as badly as George Rabbi did.
   
   First, the organization of the calls in the book is a mess. Usually, bugle call books are organized by the order they sound throughout the day. This book is not organized this way, and the calls just appear in a hodge-podge manner that makes no sense.
   
   Second, many of the calls are just wrong. 'Attention', 'To the Colors', 'Assembly of the Buglers' are completely wrong. If you play these calls at any military encampements, you're going to get a lot of puzzled looks as no one is going to know what you're playing. 'Assembly of the Buglers' is an example of a call that is completely wrong. The author says that this is the very first call of the day. Wrong! The first call of the day is called 'First Call', it was used to assemble the buglers to plan the days call and it's the same tune used to call the horses to race tracks around the country. Even the 'Church Call' is completely unrecognizable.
   
   I will say that the historical accounts relating to each call are interesting. What is too bad is that the call that the notes accompany is not the right tune!
   
   Save your money, go over to the U.S. Army band site, find the bugle calls (they have music too) and print that out.

No comments about Bugle Resounding: Music And Musicians Of The Civil War Era (Shades of Blue & Gray).

1 comments about The Keyed Bugle.

1. Mr Dudgeon's book was very informative. It was refreshing to read a book on a somewhat narrow subject that contained so many outside references and was written in an accessible yet scholarly manner. It literally made me want to go out and buy one so I could appreciate the nuances of performance Mr. Dudgeon so carefully and thoughtfully elucidated. I highly recommend this book to anyone with even a faint interest in the history and development of brass instruments or the history of US popular music

2 comments about Not for the Faint of Heart: My Journey to Manhood in the Santa Clara Vanguard.

1. Any student of music will definitely want to add "Not for the Faint of Heart" to their collection. Spike takes you on a very personal, realistic, and memorable adventure through his exciting seasons in DCI. If you are considering joining a corps, or have previously marched, you will especially enjoy reading this book.
   
   ~Courtney Brandt
   Author, The Line



2. This is a no holds barred story about a young man who grows up when he joins the famous Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps. He shares his experience with amazing detail. You'll feel like you're right there with him, living in the moment.
   
   Who should read this book? It's a "must-have" for anyone ever associated with the Vanguard or who want to be. For anyone else, it's a wonderful story of growing up and enduring some great positive "life lessons."
   
   It's a fantastic tribute to one of the greatest drum and bugle corps to ever take the competitive marching arena. I recommend it without reservation.
   
   ~=Gregory M. Kuzma=~
   Author, "On the field, from Denver, Colorado...The Blue Knights!"
   On the field from Denver, Colorado...The Blue Knights!: One member's experience of the 1994 summer national tour (N)

3 comments about Mel Bay Fun with the Bugle.

1. Good book to get you started. Has practical routines and will definately get you started into bugling at a economic price. Keep in mind that there are many web sites that will give you reference to how calls are played once you get started with this book. There is a embouchure difference of opinion with many other instructors as to lip placement. It ultimately comes down to personal preference.



2. Simple to use, easy read, clear instructions, can't ask for anything more from a book.



3. There is great information in the bugle learning book. I would recomend it to anyone learning how to sound that horn.