Hi there,
I am teaching the Civil War to 11/12 graders next fall. The US Army is coming to teach them how to line up and march, and our school band is giving us a flute (fife) and drum. They will form lines and other formations from the Civil War.
However the band doesn't have a bugle. I am overwhelmed by the pattern 1855, Chinese, and wall mounted bugles.
This is a one-off event; I will probably do this again in two years (courses are cyclical) I am looking for a bugle that would look and sound (mostly sound) like an authentic Civil War bugle. From my research, I think it's mostly in the key of C.
I am not a musician and I don't play one on TV, so I'm very blind here. Also I've never reenacted Civil War so I just joined the forum to post this question.
I would love to get some help finding a bugle that would look and sound like the ones used in the Civil War. I have a budget of about $50 give-or-take to get a bugle. Anyone willing to make suggestions on what to get, or burst my bubble and tell me I can't do this for $50? The music dept. went with the professional instrument that doesn't even look like a Civil War bugle for $750, which is way way out of my budget.
Thanks so much!
I am teaching the Civil War to 11/12 graders next fall. The US Army is coming to teach them how to line up and march, and our school band is giving us a flute (fife) and drum. They will form lines and other formations from the Civil War.
However the band doesn't have a bugle. I am overwhelmed by the pattern 1855, Chinese, and wall mounted bugles.
This is a one-off event; I will probably do this again in two years (courses are cyclical) I am looking for a bugle that would look and sound (mostly sound) like an authentic Civil War bugle. From my research, I think it's mostly in the key of C.
I am not a musician and I don't play one on TV, so I'm very blind here. Also I've never reenacted Civil War so I just joined the forum to post this question.
I would love to get some help finding a bugle that would look and sound like the ones used in the Civil War. I have a budget of about $50 give-or-take to get a bugle. Anyone willing to make suggestions on what to get, or burst my bubble and tell me I can't do this for $50? The music dept. went with the professional instrument that doesn't even look like a Civil War bugle for $750, which is way way out of my budget.
Thanks so much!