Forum Tonight and Tomorrow Morning this Weekend!

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

Summer ROCKET! Program – Must Register Now for Discount

This summer, play more on your instrument or try out another instrument for fun!

Add one additional individual private or small group lesson at a one-time 30% savings for the full Summer Quarter (June, July, August) for the additional lessons. To qualify for the discount, you must enroll in the additional lessons for the full three-month summer quarter term. The additional lessons can be on the same instrument or a different instrument, and may be the same teacher or a different teacher.

Reply to this email by May 31, 2025 to respond to our offer to ROCKET!

Lessons are ON (all weekend and Monday)!

Summer ROCKET! Program – Must Register Now for Discount

Our Concert Performance Team presented a lovely recital for the kind folks at Trabuco Hills Post-Acute in Lake Forest on Sunday, May 18, 2025. Each student played extremely well and made beautiful music at the piano. 

Destination Recital Success!

We held our first annual Destination Recital last weekend (May 10, 2025), and it was a success! Students performed magnificently at the Temple Adat Shalom in Poway, we all enjoyed lots of beautiful and exciting music, and had great fun at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Reminder: this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) are off-days (school is closed for Mother’s Day weekend). No regular lessons. Also, Saturday is our first annual Destination Recital… we will be on a charter bus headed south for a day of music-making, music education, and fun!

Destination Recital - Last Call!

Time is running out! Sign up soon for this exciting opportunity! Click here

Be among the participants of our first music studio destination recital: 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 travel on a charter bus, a visit to the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, as well as lunch, ice cream, t-shirts, and more. To learn the details and to request to participate in this destination recital, please visit this page …

Today (4/25) is the last day of our music studio Spring Break, so lessons resume tomorrow morning, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. We look forward to seeing you all in your lessons!

Destination Recital to San Diego County, May 10!

Time is running out! Sign up soon for this exciting opportunity! Click here

Be among the participants of our first music studio destination recital: 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 travel on a charter bus, a visit to the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, as well as lunch, ice cream, t-shirts, and more…

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!