Designed to hit the right note with mini musicians the pBugle is a perfect blend of toy and musical instrument. Colourful, lightweight and easy to use, children as young as six can learn about brass through playful exploration.
Did You Know?
- The bugle's origin is from instruments made of animal horns.
- Historically, bugles, drums, and other loud musical instruments were used for clear communication in the noise and confusion of a battlefield.
- The earliest bugles were shaped in a loop, usually a double loop, but sometimes triple or single. They were similar to the modern French horn and were usually used to send messages during hunts.
- Today, the military uses the bugle to make announcements.
- Musicians playing the bugle are known as buglers!
Making musical learning fun!
There’s plenty of research to show that early exposure to musical instruments has a positive impact on brain development in younger children. Not only does it support social, language, and reasoning skills, but it also supports effective memory development.
Offering a bright alternative to traditional heavy, high-maintenance brass instruments, pBugle is a real trumpet that can develop authentic beginner brass skills without the complication of learning to play valves. The cleverly simple design is perfect for learning essential brass musical techniques such as rhythm, articulation, breathing, and more!
Providing a great foundation for beginning a journey into the wonderful world of brass playing, the pBugle comes complete with free learning materials to help children develop their skills.
pBugle is designed to last
Made from recyclable ABS plastic, the bright red pBugle is half the weight of a metal instrument and has been specially designed to withstand the inevitable rough treatment it may receive!
Director of Creativity and Innovation, Chris Fower says: “We chose ABS because it is widely and easily recycled, is lightweight, has high tensile strength and scratch resistance.
“Our plastic instruments offer a sustainable alternative to traditional instruments that use more energy in their production and feature precious metals such as zinc where reserves are expected to last for less than two decades and only 30% comes from recycling.”
Tried and tested
Our innovative inventions are designed to make music fun and accessible to everyone. We launched our first pInstrument, the pBone in 2010 and have now sold more than 250,000 of the brightly coloured, light-weight trombone worldwide. The pBone was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise and Innovation in 2019.
In the past decade, we have gone on to launch the pBone mini, pTrumpet, pBuzz, pCornet and pTrumpet hyTech.
Our pInstruments are popular with professional musicians, school teachers and children too! See our video review of the pBugle
Where to buy
Priced from £29.95, the pBugle is now available from Amazon.co.uk and a host of other music stores. Head to the pBugle product page to discover more.
Free online resources for pBugle
Access your free online music lessons and resources to help your child learn to play and enjoy the music with the Learn to Play pBugle guide.
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