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The Emerald High School Marching Band and Color Guard
The Emerald High School Marching Band and Color Guard
Emerald High School's first field show production is entitled "With You." The production explores the special moments shared with others, and how the people around us shape those experiences into something truly meaningful.
The Emerald High School Marching Band and Color Guard is made up of 9th-12th graders at Emerald High School! We perform at competitions, rallies, sports games, and community events. Please see below for details.
Marching band fits a one semester program within 4 months. It runs from August (Band Camp before school starts) - November (Prior to Thanksgiving Break).
There are three major commitments for marching band:
Must be enrolled in a band class (see band options above)
Mandatory weekday/weekend rehearsals, and mandatory competitions/performances.
All of these items are tied to the student's grade in class.
Please note this calendar shows the 7th period schedule and marching band schedule. Each event specifies the required group, but generally Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are for 7th period only (no jazz band only students since they are in period 4); Tuesday and Saturdays are for everyone in marching band (including jazz band students).
Fall Rehearsal Schedule
Fall Rehearsal Schedule
Captions
Captions
Winds
Winds
The winds program is taught by Mr. Tran and consists of the woodwinds and brass players.
We hope to hire a woodwind technician and brass technician in the 2026 school year.
Students must have their music packet which consists of the show music and parade march.
Students who play a band instrument and want to participate in guard:
In the Fall, students must choose either guard or the instrument they want to play. What they select will be their priority for that season. On priority days, students will be learning from a coach or instructor. On non-priority days, students will be in sectionals. Students will be able to do both. The rehearsal schedule is pending.
For example, I play flute and participate in guard. I select guard as my primary. When my guard instructor is here, I will go with guard. When my guard instructor is not here, I will go with band while the rest of guard has individual practice time or sectionals.
Percussion
Percussion
The percussion program is taught by a number of percussion instructors.
In the marching band, the percussion section has two components: Front Ensemble and Battery Percussion.
Percussion students will enroll in either band 2 and band 3 - depending on audition results.
Performing seasons:
Fall: August - November: Percussion students will perform with the marching band and in their concert class (e.g. symphonic band or wind ensemble).
Winter: November - April: See Winter Percussion tab.
Spring: April - May: Percussion students will be in pre-season training for the next school year.
Color Guard
Color Guard
Color Guard is under the direction of: Mr. O.
Email: higginbothamonel <at> dublinusd.org
Color Guard is a part of marching band (see details listed under the marching band section as all of that applies to color guard).
Color guard students will enroll in either band 2 and band 3 - depending on audition results. Band 2 will act as Junior Varsity Guard and Band 3 (HP) will act as Varsity Guard.
Notes
Mr. Tran fully intends to write the curriculum for color guard and make it into a class. He hopes to have this complete by the next school year.
Depending on the amount of students, the JV and Varsity may be combined.
Performing seasons:
Fall: August - November: Guard students will perform with the marching band.
Winter: November - April: See Winter Guard tab.
Spring: April - May: Guard students will be in pre-season training for the next school year.
Information
Information
Fall 2026 Band Camp
Band Camp is required for everyone in band and color guard. Students who miss band camp will have an opportunity to catch up, but their progress must be exceptional as they are graded once school begins. We do not recommend you miss band camp. Students who do not attend band camp automatically fall out of "good standing." Students who are unsuccessful at catching up in the first week of school will be dropped from the class.
Band Camp:
New Members, Color Guard and Percussion
July 27th - July 28th, 2026July 29th - July 31st, 2026 and August 3rd - August 7th, 2026
9AM-5PM (Lunch from 12:00-1:00)
Location: Emerald High School
End of Camp Performance will be on Friday, August 7th, 2026 at 6PM-7PM.
Students in band 2 and band 3 are REQUIRED to participate in marching band. Students who want to do band, but not the marching component should enroll in band 1.
Emerald High School will have a parade band AND a field show band.
10th-11th graders may receive one semester of PE exemption for one season of Marching Band.
Fall 2026 Rehearsal Schedule
ALL SCHEDULES ARE TENTATIVE
July-November
TUESDAY (4:00PM - 7:00PM) FULL MARCHING BAND
WEDNESDAY (3:40PM - 5:40PM)
TBA Wind Ensemble OnlyTHURSDAY (3:00PM - 6:00PM)
FULL MARCHING BANDSATURDAY (9:00AM - 4:00PM) FULL MARCHING BAND
Saturday Rehearsal Breakdown
08:00AM - 08:45AM Leaders
09:00AM - 12:00PM Block #1
12:00PM - 01:00PM Lunch
01:00PM - 04:00PMBlock #2
Football Games
Click on each event in the calendar above for the breakdown of the band schedules.
TBA
Competitions & Performances
Competition Days: Please reserve the entire day because we will spend the morning rehearsing and then the competitions normally end late in the evening, and we need to account for transportation time.
September SPLATTER
Emerald Glen Park Main Stage
Standstill Performance
Carpool - No busses.
No Trucks.October LIBERTY HS COMPETITION
Brentwood, CA
Field Show
Carpool - No busses.
Trucks Needed.October FOOTHILL HS COMPETITION
Pleasanton, CA
Parade and Field Show
Carpool - No busses.
Trucks Needed.November IRISH GUARD INVITATIONAL
Dublin, CA
Field Show Only
Carpool - No busses.
Trucks Needed.November RODRIGUEZ HS COMPETITION TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Fairfield, CA
Parade, Concert, Jazz, and Field Show
Carpool - No busses.
Trucks Needed.November FRIENDS AND FAMILY
TBA
Field Show Only
Carpool - No busses.
Trucks Needed.November WBA CALIFORNIA CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Fresno, CA
OVERNIGHT TRIP
Field Show Only
Busses Provided
Trucks Needed
Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]
Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]
Can I do sports and 7th period band/marching band at the same time?
Although we encourage students to participate in extracurricular and sports, we ask students to keep absences to a minimum. Sports or activities should not conflict with class in July-November. In December-May, sports conflicts are much more flexible. All absences, no matter the excuse, will result in the lowering of the participation grade.Can I be excused from marching band?
Marching band is the core component for band at Emerald High School. All students in a level 2 and 3 band class must take marching band. Marching band is only optional for students in band 1. All absences, no matter the excuse, will result in the lowering of the participation grade.Are rehearsals required?
Yes, they are tied to student's grades. All absences, no matter the excuse, will result in the lowering of the participation grade.Can I make up points when I miss rehearsal?
All absences will result in the lowering of their participation grade, no matter what the excuse is. Students will not be able to receive full credit for missing class, performances, and/or events. Only partial credit of up to 50% can be made up. All absences, no matter the excuse, will result in the lowering of the participation grade.Can I make a schedule if I have conflicts?
Yes, you can meet with Mr. Tran to discuss how conflicts can be worked out, if they can be. All absences will result in the lowering of the participation grade.Is band camp part of the grade?
No, it is not. However, it is very beneficial for the students to attend all of band camp.Can EHS students participate in Dublin High's program?
No. Students who want to participate in the Irish Guard at Dublin High School must submit a transfer request to DHS to participate in their programs.What if I can not attend band camp?
We encourage students to make every effort to attend as much band camp as possible. We know some events have already been make prior. Please do not ask the director for make up work for band camp. It is the student's responsibility to contact their section leader/captain to get caught up before the first week of school. The grading period does not begin until the first day of school.What happens when it gets too hot?
DUSD High School Band Directors have set guidance on severe weather. [Click here for more info.]
How many people are in marching band?
Fall 2026 By the numbers (as of 01/30/26)!
55 - Woodwinds
35 - Brass
29 - Percussion
19 - Color Guard
04 - Drum Major: Field Conductors
139 - Total
Fall 2025 By the numbers (as of 10/2/25)!
28 - Woodwinds
24 - Brass
21 - Percussion
14 - Color Guard
03 - Drum Major: Field Conductors
90 - Total
What class does this put us in?
We will compete in 2 circuits: WBA and NCBA. The following are field show classifications.
The Western Band Association has the following classifications which places us in 4A.
1A 60 or less
2A 61-80
3A 81-110
4A 111-140
5A 141 or more
The Northern California Band Association has the following classifications which places us in 5A.
1A 1-50
2A 51-70
3A 71-90
4A 91-120
5A 121-150
6A/Open 150+
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