Participant Contributions

To cover the many expenses associated with DHS Music, it is expected that you will make an annual donation to the DHS Friends of Music for the amounts listed below. While you technically cannot be required to make your participant contribution, your donation is absolutely necessary. We receive only $3,600 from the school district and the approved budget for 2024-2025 is set at $342,800. Contributions are expected at registration or at the beginning of the school year. Find out more...

For a tax deductible donation, the Dublin Irish Guard Band Boosters Club tax Id# 94-2772364.
To contribute in full via Credit Card, select your band and you will be redirected to our payment site (Square) to complete the transaction.

Band Contribution Amounts

​Pay by check, click on the tiles below to pay by credit card using Square, or scroll to the bottom of this page to enroll in a Monthly payment plan. 

​Why these amounts?

It costs $60,000 per year to hire marching band instructors alone. To have drill written, another $4,000. Music? $10,500. Props? $7,500. Then, there's Color Guard silks. Buses. Competition fees. Instruments. The list goes on. Unfortunately, the school district only provides about $3,600 per year – a drop in the bucket for a major band program like Dublin High School's. On top of marching band costs, there are also section coaches and sheet music purchases for Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble, plus concert festivals which can be expensive. It takes every family's contribution to make the year come together.

How do I know which of these to pay?

  1. If your child is in Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, or Jazz Ensemble, then they are part of the Irish Guard Marching Band and Color Guard. So that amount would apply to you. The 2024-25 donation amount is set to $850 for band and color guard.
  2. Members of Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band need concert music and have competition/festival fees to cover, so there is an additional donation ($350 for Symphonic and  Wind Ensemble; $500 for Jazz Band). The donation is requested to be made along with your Marching Band contribution at the start of the season. Please email [email protected] for more details.
  3. New members of Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Ensemble have new student concert attire too. Students will need to buy their own. Winter Percussion and Winter Guard only apply to students who participate in those programs.

Orchestra Contribution Amounts


​Why these amounts?

​The average piece of Orchestra music is about $70. While the school district provides about $2,000 per year for sheet music, it's simply not enough when shared with the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Ensemble. On top of sheet music costs, there's the cost of purchasing school instruments. Lastly, our band director invites professional section coaches and guest clinicians to work with the Orchestra. These are professionals that can cost hundreds of dollars each time they visit. It takes every family's contribution to make their visits a possibility.

How do I donate by check?

  1. Write a check with your total amount and your student's name, payable to Dublin Irish Guard Band Boosters Club.
  2. Just drop off the check in the secure band mailbox located next to our band director's office or mail check to DHS Music Boosters, P.O. Box 2271, Dublin CA 94568.

Payment Plans

To sign up for monthly payments, select the contribution amount based on the ensembles for which your student participates.  If you have more than one student, please complete individual monthly payment subscriptions. If you need to pay for multiple ensembles, (for example fall Color Guard and Winterguard) you will need to complete individual monthly payment subscriptions for each.  Unfortunately, we are not able to combine multiple students and/or multiple ensembles into one aggregate monthly payment subscription. Select your band and click on your preferred payment method, you will be sent to PayPal to provide your payment information. You will be billed monthly for four (4) or nine (9) consecutive months based on the ensemble chosen. If you would like to set up other monthly payment options, please contact: ​[email protected] or [email protected]

Irish Guard / Color Guard

$212.50 x 4 months

Irish Guard + Jazz Band

$150.00 x 9 months

Irish Guard + Concert Band

$133.33 x 9 months

Orchestra / Concert Band

$38.88 x 9 months
Any family in need of an amended payment schedule different from the options listed, or payment assistance should also contact [email protected] or [email protected] to arrange a confidential meeting to discuss available options. ​

I didn't realize I was supposed to do this. Is it too late?

It's never too late to donate! If you haven't contributed for Marching Band, Orchestra, Color Guard, Winter Percussion or Winter Guard you still can. Just drop a check with your student's name on it in the secure band mailbox located next to our band director's office. You can also pay online above or contact [email protected] or [email protected] to discuss available options.
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