Bugling Merit Badge

BUGLING

1. Give a brief history of the bugle.
2. Do the following:
3. Explain and demonstrate how the bugle makes sound, and explain how the bugle is related to other brass wind instruments.
4. 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.
5. Sound the following bugle calls: "First Call," "Reveille," "Assembly," "Mess," "Drill," "Fatigue," "Officers," "Recall," "Church," "Swimming," "Fire," "Retreat," "To the Colors," "Call to Quarters," and "Taps."
6. Explain when each of the calls in requirement 3 is used.
7. Explain how to care for, clean, and maintain a bugle.
8. Serve as bugler in your troop for three months.*