SAES Music Department

06/08/2026

Shaler Area brass players! Check out this camp. Every year it is a great experience for those that attend. Mr. Kilgus is an awesome director and the camp is a lot of fun. Check it out!

Brass Camp

04/28/2026

SAES May concerts! 🎶🎷🎺🥁🎵🎻

🎻 May 4 at SAHS- 4th and 5th Grade Strings at 6:00 PM
*Please note this night’s concert time is incorrect on the district calendar page.

🎼May 5 at SAES - 6th Grade Chorus at 7:00 PM

🎷 May 7 at SAES - 4th Grade Band at 6:00 PM and 5th Grade Band at 7:30 PM

🎻 May 18 at SAMS - 6th Grade Strings with 7th and 8th Grade Strings at 7:00 PM

🎺 May 20 at SAMS - 5th and 6th Grade Jazz Band and 6th Grade Band with 7th and 8th Grade Jazz Bands and 7th and 8th Grade Band at 7:00 PM

🎸May 21 at SAES - 143 Day featuring Shaler Area Music Ensembles! 5:30-8:00 PM

03/16/2026

Today the SAES 6th Grade Band traveled to Heinz Hall! We performed on the stage that is the home of our Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Everyone showed their Titan Pride and we came back with an Excellent rating! Kudos and Bravo to our young musicians! ❤️🎶

03/12/2026

6th grade band parents please check your email from Infinite Campus regarding our field trip on Monday!

01/04/2026

Happy New Year!
This is a friendly reminder of our 6-day rotation! Students will need their instruments and materials starting tomorrow, January 5.

Monday, January 5 - Day 5
Tuesday, January 6 - Day 6
Wednesday, January 7 - Day 1
Thursday, January 8 - Day 2
Friday, January 9 - Day 3

❤️🎶🎷🥁🎻🎺

12/08/2025

It’s that time of year for our winter concerts!

December 9 - SAES Chorus
5th Grade at 6:00 PM
6th Grade at 7:30 PM

December 16 - SAES Band
5th Grade at 6:00 PM
6th Grade at 7:30 PM

December 18 - SAES Strings
5th and 6th Grade at 7:00 PM

❤️🎶

06/20/2025

Another great summer camp for our 4th-9th grade students! The Pittsburgh Youth Philharmonic Orchestra is in need of woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone) and brass (especially trombones!)
Strings may join too! 😀🎶🎷🎻🎺

Check out the link!

https://www.pypo.org/summercamps?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLCl_BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHn6fWptfkW7AAM6e7jNAcC5lpiqgKo173WESdES2T0UulXKZYOcHQTYIDH91_aem_NyK3SLWK6JoXknq3ys-ghg

Every summer, PYPO offers string, band, and full orchestra camps to all musicians in Pittsburgh. A music intensive week with our amazing educators!

06/10/2025

Any brass students that would like to participate in a summer brass camp, check this out!

It is a great experience with wonderful teachers and clinicians!

Brass Camp

04/04/2025

Congratulations to all 5th through 12th grade strings students on a fantastic Spring String Fling! ❤️🎶🎻

03/29/2025

Congratulations to our elementary band students who represented Shaler Area this weekend at PMEA District 1 Elementary Bandfest!

Bravo to Neva, Peter, Lydia, Madison, and Nathan for a magnificent performance this afternoon! ❤️🎶🎷🎺🥁