Sunburst News - May 2025
May 2025 - Issue #93
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Summer Recital Reminder 🎤
- Band Showcase 🥁
- Free Classes 🎹
- Summer Policy ☀️
- School Closure Reminder 🗓
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Memorial Day Closure - 5/26
- Sunburst Band Showcase - 6/1
- Summer Recitals - 6/6, 6/7, 6/8, 6/13, 6/14
- Adult Band Showcase - 6/12
- Juneteenth - 6/19
Summer Recital Sign Ups Open
Signups are open for our Summer Recitals taking place in the first two weeks of June at HAVEN and Sunburst! We encourage any and all students to perform. Even if you've just started on your instrument, it's never too early to get some experience on stage! Talk to your instructor about performing and sign up using your Opus account below.
Upcoming Student Performances
The months of May and June are full of student performances! Here’s a not-quite-exhaustive list of upcoming events where you can see Sunburst students and staff perform:
- May 9 & 16 – Green Roots Sustainability Fairs at ECS: Sunburst student bands performing
- May 10 – Squirrel Hill Wine Walk at Sunburst
- May 31 – Adult Band Night at Sunburst, featuring our Sunburst Band Program 18+ groups
- June 1 – Sunburst Band Program Summer Showcase: all kids’ band program groups playing outdoors at Flagstaff Hill
- June 3 – Colfax Carnival, featuring Sunburst Band Program groups
- June 8 & 14 – Recitals at HAVEN!
- June 12 – Adult Band Program Summer Showcase at Mr. Smalls’ Funhouse
- June 28 – Squirrel Hill Night Market: Sunburst bands performing
- June 29 – Open Streets: Sunburst bands performing
See you there!
Free Monthly Classes!
Music Producers Meet-Up
May 9th | Every 2nd Friday
Make connections with other young producers, share your works in progress, and receive feedback from your peers at the Music Producers Meet-Up led by Charlie Scott.
- Ages 14+ | 7–9PM
Piano Club
May 16th | Every 3rd Friday
Get some extra practice in, expand your knowledge of music theory, and gain performance experience with Piano Club led by our instructor Jaime Cohen.
- Ages 5–7 | 5:30–6:15PM
- Ages 8+ | 6:15–7:00PM
Sunburst Jams
May 23rd | Every 4th Friday
Meet up to jam on your favorite songs with other students! Kids and Adult sessions available.
- Ages 8+ | 5:30–7PM
- Adults 18+ | 7–9PM
Community Drum Circle
May 24th
Start making cohesive and exciting music in only a few minutes with our drum instructor Matt Price!
- All Ages | 6PM
- No sign up required
Songwriter Group Share - Last Sundays
May 25th | 3–5PM
Meet with fellow songwriters and share your works in progress in a supportive space!
- Adults 18+
Spotlight on You!
Sign up for a photo/video feature!
We love showcasing our amazing students and are hoping to do more of that this year! If you're interested in being featured in a photo or video during your lesson, let us know! This could be a short clip of a song or exercise you're working on, or just a couple of photos.
Complete the form below to opt in!
Summer Policy
We understand that summer schedules can be unpredictable, and that’s why we’re excited to offer you even more flexibility with your lessons. In addition to our usual makeup allowance, you can now cancel up to 4 lessons between June and August and receive a tuition credit! Just let the front desk know you'd like to use a summer cancelation, and they will adjust your account accordingly.
This new policy allows you to balance your summer activities while continuing to make progress in your musical journey. Reach out to our team if you have any questions about scheduling or cancellations, and we’ll be happy to help.
School Closure Reminder
Sunburst will be closed on Memorial Day, May 26. Your flat monthly tuition includes lessons every week, except when we are closed for holidays (see our calendar). We do not issue makeup credits for these days. You can view a full list of our billing and scheduling policies in our Terms and Conditions here.
Thank you for your understanding and have a wonderful Memorial Day!
Thanks for reading!
Let us know if you have any questions, comments, etc. Thanks as always for being a part of the Sunburst Community!
Best Wishes,
–Sunburst Team
