Studio Spring Recital - April 14 & 15, 2025… Last Call!

Sign up before Sunday if you have not already!

Our studio recital set (Spring Quarter) takes place next week, on April 14 and 15, 2025, Monday and Tuesday afternoons and evenings. We look forward to the many student performances and the music they will make!

And... Teacher Mr. Denny is looking forward to presenting a special performance at each of the recitals over these two days. He is going to perform the entire Presto! It’s Piano Magic, Book 1, from memory, at the piano. And he will sing many of the songs, too! His performance may be an inspiration to many students!

Congratulations to our four Certificate of Merit (CM) students, who all passed this year's test!

Eleanor M. (level 2)
Emma L. (level 4)
Elliot M. (level 6, earning State Honors)
Caleb K. (level 10, completing the top level before high school!)

Please let us know if you are interested in participating in CM for 2026. Start early! We also offer RCM exam preparation, as well as AP Music Theory exam preparation.

Congratulations to piano student Andrii Orlov! Teacher Miss Esther noted that he performed music from memory worth 10 prize tickets this past week!

Remember, prize tickets can be redeemed for actual prizes at a monthly Forum (see for more information about Forums coming up).

Happy first day of Spring, and…Happy Persian New Year! Nowruz Mobarak!

Q&A: Communication with the Studio / School Office

Q. What is the best way to communicate with the office?
A. The best way to communicate with the office is to send an email to office@dennisfrayne.com.

Q, Can we send an email to you (Dr. Dennis) personally?
A. Yes, you can send an email to me personally, to dfrayne@dennisfrayne.com.

Q. Can we call or text?
A. Yes, you can call or text…

Well, a one-day belated Friday. Yesterday was a busy Friday!

Last night we successfully completed our Theme Recital, Songs of the Irish & Springtime, with wonderful performances by so many amazing students! It was fun to see all the green outfits and costumes, and it was a joy to hear all the wonderful Irish and Springtime-themed songs and music!

Practice Performing! Forum Tonight, Friday, March 7, 2025, 7:30p

Performing music for others should be enjoyable and rewarding experiences. Practice performing at Forum to make it easier and easier!

Come and Practice Performing for a Friendly & Supportive Audience!

Tonight, Friday, March 7, 2025, 7:30pm and 8:00pm

Many Performance Opportunities!

Performing music for others should be enjoyable and rewarding experiences.

We hold frequent recitals and provide many performance opportunities in order to help make performing music for others easier and less stressful. Sometimes, we want to show off a big accomplishment - like a piano piece we have worked on for a long time and perfected. But we don’t have to do that! Other times, we can show the audience what we are working on, perhaps part of a piece that is not yet fully learned. And we can perform some pieces more than once — the way professionals do! 

Did You Know? Our Price-for-Life Guarantee is Real!

We raise our prices a little bit about every six months, mostly to offset inflation and the rising costs of everything, costs that are increasing perpetually, all the time. But we raise our prices only for new students and families.

We never raise rates for enrolled students and families as long as the students continue in lessons (stay enrolled). We mean for life, literally. 

Valentine’s Day is OFF-Day

Today, Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14, 2025, is a scheduled off-day. There are no regular lessons today. Since it is a scheduled off-day on the studio calendar, there are no make-up lessons for this day. It is part of the regular schedule.

Enjoy the day!

Valentine’s Day is OFF-Day

Valentine’s Day is next Friday, February 14, 2025, and is a scheduled off-day. There are no regular lessons on this day. Since it is a scheduled off-day on the studio calendar, there are no make-up lessons needed for this day. It is part of the regular schedule.

Enjoy the day!

Weekly Forum

Our first Forum will take place tomorrow morning, Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 8:15am, up in the Suite 205 Ensemble Room. Each Forum consists of two 30-minute sessions. Students can attend one or both sessions. So, students could come from 8:15-8:45, and/or 8:45-9:15 am. 

You do not need to RSVP or register for Forum. You just show up! Students are encouraged to perform, but if you prefer to just watch, you can do that, too! Time permitting, students can perform more than once.

Our Concert Performance Team (CPT) performed this past Sunday, 1/19/25, at  Trabuco Hills Post-Acute in Lake Forest.