Hop! (Flex Band Gr. 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.

Genre: 6-Part Flex Band | # of Players: Flexible
Series: SpectraFlex Band Series
Level: 2.5 | Duration: 3:15

Instrumentation
Transposed Score (8.5"x11" stapled booklet)
Condensed "C" Score (8.5"x11" stapled booklet)

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, Bassoon, Euphonium, Tuba, Double Bass

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

Program Notes
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.