Hop! (Flex Band)

$65.00

Dedicated to the composer’s eleven-year-old niece and her middle school concert band, Hop! is meant to capture the spirit of youthful exuberance through percussive syncopation, hints of jazz, and memorable, toe-tapping melodies.

Medium: 6-Part Flex Band
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Composed: 2026
Duration: 3:15
Difficulty: Grade 2.5

Dedicated to the composer’s eleven-year-old niece and her middle school concert band, Hop! is meant to capture the spirit of youthful exuberance through percussive syncopation, hints of jazz, and memorable, toe-tapping melodies.

Medium: 6-Part Flex Band
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Composed: 2026
Duration: 3:15
Difficulty: Grade 2.5

Hop! (flex band)
Nathan Daughtrey

INSTRUMENTATION
Transposed Score (showing all transposed parts)
Condensed Score (in "C")

Adaptable Parts
(2 copies each of all parts for each listed instrument)
Part 1: Flute, B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, Alto Saxophone
Part 2: Flute, Oboe, B-flat Clarinet, Trumpet, Alto Saxophone
Part 3: B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, Alto Saxophone, F Horn
Part 4: Tenor Saxophone/Bass Clarinet, F Horn, Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Part 5: Bass Clarinet, Trombone/Euphonium, Bassoon
Part 6: Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Euphonium, Bassoon, Tuba, Double Bass

Percussion Parts
Timpani (optional, 4 drums)
Mallets (optional): Bells, Xylophone
Percussion 1 & 2 (required): Snare Drum, Bass Drum
Percussion 3 & 4 (optional): Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Woodblock, Tambourine

ABOUT THE SERIES
The SpectraFlex Series for adaptable wind band offers flexibility with pieces across all grade levels, featuring traditional high-to-low scoring with 5 or 6 parts and optional percussion. Each part is transposed and playable by a multitude of wind or keyboard percussion instruments while maintaining the spectrum of sound we have grown to love about the wind band.