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

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.