because it is camp season, i do some bugling.
it's nice to have some snazzy bugle calls to help people know it's time to move. mostly i just play assembly when it's time for everyone to meet and Go To A Thing and i play taps for close of camp, which is at variance to military usage, but it's how girl scouts ceremonially close a day.
yeah, i CAN play retreat, but it's kind of arcane for the purpose.
anyway, if you're going to bugle, you have to PRACTICE bugling. i try to keep the exercises to a minimum and in the mid-morning, but in the evenings at home i blow tattoo and then an hour later i blow taps.
funny, but any loud parties going on in the neighborhood become mellow gatherings after tattoo and i don't care if they stay up after taps.
in a couple months i have gotten pretty decent at it, and i think it sounds pretty.
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I rather liked that about the army, actually. Daily rituals.
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