Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye: Marching Band Conductor Score

Pure pop-rock energy with a throwback charm. The arrangement captures the sing-along quality of the original without asking for technical gymnastics, so audiences get the recognizable hook and your band gets to perform with genuine enthusiasm.

Marching bands at the very beginning of the season or those integrating students with limited experience. The Grade 1.5 difficulty ensures your entire ensemble can execute confidently while learning standard marching fundamentals.

• Maintain consistent articulation across the section writing to lock the groove; the simplicity of the chart means every note counts toward the overall pocket.
• Let the recording guide your initial tempos and phrasing, but trust your ears in the room to adjust for acoustic space and instrumentation balance.
• Keep dynamics clean and deliberate. This tune lives in accessible ranges, so even slight dynamic shaping reads clearly on the field.

Program this early in the season as a confidence builder and crowd pleaser, or slot it into a pop/rock set alongside other accessible contemporary charts. The 1:48 duration fits easily into most show formats and works equally well as a standalone feature or part of a thematic program.

• Executing clean articulation in pop/rock idioms
• Maintaining consistent groove and groove awareness
• Reading and balancing multiple independent line parts at very easy levels
• Marching fundamentals without distraction from complex instrumental writing