Singing lessons, event preparation, songwriting, and home recordings.
Sunel Music Studio offers warm, supportive online and in-person lessons in singing and music theory, specialised event preparation, songwriting guidance, and home-studio recording packages.
Singing and Music Theory Lessons
From R220
Recording Packages
From R1 400
Event Preparation
Crash Courses
Write & Record Your Song
Custom Packages
About the Studio
Sunel Music Studio is a warm, friendly space where making music feels like the best part of your week. Run by Sunel van Huyssteen, it's built on a simple idea: everyone can sing, and learning how should be encouraging, personal, and genuinely fun.
Every lesson is shaped around you — your voice, your goals, and the music you love. From singing and music theory to getting performance-ready, writing your own song, or recording it in a relaxed home studio, you'll always go at your own pace, with lots of support and zero pressure.
A good fit for
- • Teenagers building confidence, technique, and exam or audition readiness
- • Adults starting fresh — or returning to music they always meant to make time for
- • Hobby singers who just want to sing for the joy of it
- • Anyone getting ready for a wedding, audition, or special performance
- • Singers and songwriters who'd love to record their own song
Meet Sunel
Sunel van Huyssteen is a singer, French horn player, and composer who simply loves helping people make music. She has performed everywhere from the opera stage to the orchestra pit — and brings all of that experience into warm, patient, down-to-earth teaching.
A few highlights:
- • Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance — Classical Voice & Opera (UCT)
- • Bachelor of Music — Voice & Choral Conducting (University of Pretoria)
- • French horn performer with several South African orchestras
- • Sang with a Grand Prix-winning choir at the World Choir Games
Services
Supportive teaching and practical music services.
ABRSM Exam Preparation
Preparation for ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) singing and theory exams including practical work, theory support, and exam readiness.
- • ABRSM singing exams
- • ABRSM theory exams
- • Beginner to Grade 5 support
Singing Lessons
Online and in-person singing lessons focused on building confidence, healthy vocal technique, and performance skills.
- • 30 min from R220
- • 45 min from R300
- • Beginner to advanced
Music Theory Lessons
Supportive music theory lessons to strengthen understanding of rhythm, notation, intervals, and musicianship.
- • Online and in person
- • Beginner to intermediate
- • Packages available on request
Event Prep & Recording Packages
Specialised crash-course coaching for weddings, auditions, church events and special performances plus home-studio recording options.
- • Event crash-course packages
- • Recording from R1 400
- • Edited recordings R2 000
Songwriting & Record Your Song
Bring your own lyrics and we help you turn them into a finished song. We can also assist in improving lyrics if needed, while you remain the main writer. We guide the musical structure, compose the melody, add simple piano accompaniment, and record your song.
- • Songwriting guidance
- • Music composition
- • Final studio recording available
Start With a Free Trial Lesson
Not sure where to begin? Your first lesson is free. A relaxed session to talk through your goals, try things out, and see if the studio is the right fit. No payment, no pressure.
Full Price List
Packages for lessons, event preparation, recording, and more.
Singing Lessons
- 30 min lesson — R220
- 45 min lesson — R300
Music Theory Lessons
- 30 min lesson — R220
- 45 min lesson — R300
Singing + Music Theory Combo
- 30 min combo (15 min singing + 15 min theory) — R220
- 60 min combo (30 min singing + 30 min theory) — R300
- Ideal for students wanting practical and theory together
Event / Crash-Course Singing
Got a wedding or big performance coming up? A focused crash course to get you confident, polished, and stage-ready fast.
- 4 × 30 min — R1 000
- 4 × 45 min — R1 350
- 8 × 30 min — R1 950
- 10 × 30 min — R2 400
- 8 × 45 min — R2 600
- 10 × 45 min — R3 200
Recording Sessions
- Recording (1 song, no edits) — R1 400
- Recording (1 song, basic edits) — R2 000
- Additional songs charged separately
Lesson + Recording Combos
- 4 × 30 min lessons + edited recording — R2 600
- 4 × 45 min lessons + edited recording — R2 900
- 8 × 30 min lessons + edited recording — R3 400
- 10 × 30 min lessons + edited recording — R3 800
- 8 × 45 min lessons + edited recording — R4 000
- 10 × 45 min lessons + edited recording — R4 500
- (Lesson times refer to singing lesson duration. Recording time booked separately.)
Original Song Packages
- Song Development — R3 000 (consultation + melody + piano accompaniment + demo – lyrics provided by client, lyric guidance included)
- Recommended: Song + Recording — R4 800 (music support + piano accompaniment + recording – lyrics provided by client, lyric guidance included)
- Premium: Song + Lessons + Recording — R5 500 (song development + 3 lessons + piano accompaniment + final recording)
- Custom projects available
- Lyric assistance is guidance only — full lyric writing is not included.
Multi-lesson packages for singing, music theory and combo lessons are available on request. Event prep packages are package-only and should be used within 6–8 weeks. Original song packages must be completed within one month.