With formal Anzac dawn services cancelled this Saturday due to coronavirus restrictions organisers are encouraging people who know how to play the traditional music to perform across the community.

And they can use whatever instrument they are proficient with.

Derek Johns has been playing the bugle and trumpet at the Robertson Park dawn and lunchtime services for the past 38 years but this year will be different.

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"I know people who will be playing it on different instruments," he said.

"One is playing the saxophone, one on the violin," he said.

Orange RSL sub-branch president Chris Colvin said The Last Post was traditionally played at dawn, followed by a minute's silence and the short bugle call Reveille.

"The suggestion is, if you can play a musical instrument, and you know how to play The Last Post [play it]," he said.

"I think it is a wonderful thing if anyone can play it [on Anzac Day]."

He said he expected school students would be among those to play at home on the day.

Mr Colvin said other ways people could be involved at home at dawn was to light a candle outside.

Those with a flag pole should lower the flag to half-mast at dawn and raise it to the top at lunchtime.

Mr Colvin said while Orange normally held a major service at lunchtime it was not expected home services would recognise that public event.

"The symbolic service is always the dawn service," he said.