genesis_register_sidebar( array(
    'id'            => 'above-content-pages',
    'name'          => 'Above Content Pages',
    'description'   => 'This is the above content pages section'
) );

add_action( 'genesis_before_entry', 'sk_custom_widget_area' );
function sk_custom_widget_area() {

    if (is_singular('page' )) {

        genesis_widget_area( 'above-content-pages', array(
            'before'    => '<div class="above-content-pages widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
            'after'     => '</div></div>',
        ) );

    }

}