April 4, 2025: Friday Medley
Happy Friday!
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.
Practice Performing! Our next Forum is this weekend (starting tonight).
Performing music for others should be enjoyable and rewarding experiences. Practice performing at Forum to make it easier and easier!
Our next Forum sessions are (30 minute sessions):
Friday, April 4, 7:30 pm & 8:00 pm
Saturday, April 5, 8:15 am & 8:45 am
Sunday, April 6, 5:00 pm & 5:30 pm
(Forum is offered the first Friday, Saturday, & Sunday of each month. You do not need to register in advance… just show up and participate!)
Studio Spring Recital - April 14 & 15, 2025… Spots Are Filling Up!
Now is the time to sign up if you have not already!
Our studio recital set (Spring Quarter) will be here before you know it, on April 14 and 15, 2025, Monday and Tuesday afternoons and evenings.
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!
To request to participate in this studio recital (choose from 6 options over 2 days), please use this form:
https://www.dennisfraynemusicstudio.com/studio-recital-sign-up-request
Don’t forget to consider signing up for FSP (Families Support Performers) – you can make a selection on the recital sign-up form!
Destination Recital
Our first destination recital will be a day trip on Saturday, May 10, 2025, to Poway in San Diego County. We will be performing at the beautiful Temple Adat Shalom on Saturday, May 10, 2025. at 1:00pm. Our trip will include a visit to the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad. To request to participate in this destination recital, please use this form:
https://www.dennisfraynemusicstudio.com/destination-recital-sign-up-request
CPT Shares Music with Others!
Our next CPT recital is on Sunday, May 18, 2025. And we have recently added Freedom Village in Mission Viejo to our venue rotation, starting this summer, and we are pretty excited about that!
FSP (Families Support Performers)
Our Families Support Performers program is gearing up for our Spring recitals. We appreciate the families who have signed up to help out at our studio recitals so far! You can sign up for upcoming recitals when you register for the recital, and also here:
https://forms.gle/kiERAk8rmRuqREus8
Spring Break & Studio Calendar
Our Spring Break this year runs from April 14-25, 2025. Our recitals take place the first two days of this off-period. No regular lessons during the break!
Our studio calendar is online, and we try to keep it updated months in advance. Here is the link:
https://www.dennisfraynemusicstudios.com/calendar
Musical Ladder Coming at the end of April!
Students will enter the program - “be on the ladder” - effective April 30, 2025, accruing the number of months and/or years since they began taking consecutive lessons.
The Musical Ladder System will reward students with certificates, wrist bands, and trophies based on certain longevity and milestone achievements along their musical journey and development. More information will be coming soon!
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Have a magical Friday, a musical weekend,
and a safe, happy, and healthy coming week.
Thank you,
Dennis Frayne
"Dr. Dennis"
Laguna Niguel School of Music
Dennis Frayne Music Studios
30110 Crown Valley Pkwy, Suites 105/107/108
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
(949) 844-9051 (office cell)
(949) 468-8040 (personal cell)
www.lagunaniguelschoolofmusic.com
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