Five-Note Jive (5-Part Flex + Track)

Five-Note Jive is a delightful collection of three tunes for beginning flex band and optional electronic accompaniment that utilizes only the first five notes of the B-flat major scale. The groovin’ accompaniment tracks will have your student begging to play these pieces over and over.

Program Notes

Five-Note Jive is a delightful collection of three tunes for beginning flex band and optional electronic accompaniment that utilizes only the first five notes of the B-flat major scale. The groovin’ accompaniment tracks will have your student begging to play these pieces over and over.

Return of the Gladiators - Ed Kiefer
Hot Cross Beatz - Traditional/arr. Ed Kiefer
Jingle Them Bells! - Traditional/arr. Ed Kiefer

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.

Grade Level: 0.5
Copyright: 2020
Duration: 5:00 total

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Instrumentation

Transposed Score (showing all transposed parts)
Condensed Score (only "C" parts)

Adaptable Parts
(2 copies of each of all parts for each listed instrument)

Part 1: Flute/Oboe, B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet

Part 2: B-flat Clarinet, B-flat Trumpet, E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part 3: B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, E-flat Alto Saxophone, F Horn

Part 4: B-flat Tenor Saxophone, F Horn, Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon

Part 5: B-flat Bass Clarinet, E-flat Baritone Saxophone, Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon, Tuba, Double Bass

Electronic Accompaniment Track

Percussion Parts (100% optional)
Timpani (4 drums)
Keyboard Percussion: Bells, Xylophone
Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bass Drum
Percussion 2: Tambourine, Crash Cymbals