Our innovative Flexi-kit arrangements are quick and easy to use. Whereas other flexible arrangements require fixed melodies, rhythms and bass lines, these arrangements can be used to suit any context. If there is no rhythm section, then don't use it; if you have only bass instruments, then combine the optional countermelodies to produce a mixed ensemble for low instruments; if you have eight reorders, create a recorder consort — the combinations are endless. Choose from three traditional melodies — Click Go the Shears, Moreton Bay and Waltzing Matilda; or for a classic tune, try the Theme from Saint Saëns' Symphony No. 3, 3rd Movement which featured in the movie Babe.

Flexi-kit arrangements provide the instrumental teacher and conductor with a choice of up to thirteen melodies for treble and bass instruments.

Each arrangement contains a core melody part and several optional countermelody and bass parts. The melody part may be used in combination with any one or more of the optional parts, or alone with the optional guitar accompaniment. The bass parts are also optional. The conductor's score is used as a reference.

The average player ability for each part and melody varies slightly. Most of the optional parts would present a modest challenfe to 2nd or 3rd grade (AMEB) standard players (depending on their instrument). Supplementary easy parts are also provided.

The Possibilities are Endless
For example, trio combinations could include:
Multiples of the same instrument:

• 3 flutes or
• 3 clarinets or
• 3 oboes or
• 3 saxophones or ...

• 2 flutes, 1 clarinet or
• 1 flute, 2 clarinets or
• flute, clarinet and oboe or
• flute clarinet and bassoon or ...

A duet combination using melody in B-flat and optional countermelody C in E-flat. Suggested instrumentation: B-flat trumpet an E-flat alto saxophone:

Quartet Example: 'Click go the Shears'
Flexi-kit arrangement © 1998 Russell Gilmour

A quartet combination using melody in C and optional countermelody A in C, optional countermelody C in C (alto clef) and optional easy bass line in C. Suggested instrumentation: string quartet

For example ...
The Click Go the Shears Flexi-kit includes the following:

• 1 Conductor's Reference Score
• 1 Vocal Line in C
• Melody lines for the following transposing instruments (numbers afterwards indicate how many copies of the part):
  C (x3)
  B-flat (x3)
  E-flat (x3)
  F (x1)
  C - alto clef (x2)
• 2 Optional Piano/Guitar parts
• 4 Optional Easy Percussion parts
• Optional Descant Countermelodies for:
  C (x2)
  B-flat (x2)
• A choice of 6 elegantly constructed optional countermelodies for:
  C (x3)
  B-flat (x3)
  E-flat (x2)
  F (x1)
  C - alto clef (x2)
• Up to 3 optional bass lines for varying levels of difficulty:
  C (x2)
  B-flat (x2)
  E-flat (x2)