November 14, 2025: Friday Medley
Happy Friday!
Guest Teachers and Masterclasses from Time to Time: Discover Hidden Gems
Bringing in a guest teacher periodically is standard for serious musicians and a practical boost for learners of all ages on every instrument. Youth and adults on piano, voice, strings, winds, and percussion gain a second set of expert ears to confirm strengths, catch blind spots, demonstrate targeted tools, techniques, and strategies, and discover hidden gems.
In college and the professional world, it’s natural to study with a primary “applied” teacher and also work with specialists — master-class artists, repertoire and collaborative coaches, ensemble directors, diction, acting or body-use experts, music theorists and composers, and more, because different perspectives offer new insights, solve problems faster, broaden repertoire knowledge, and provide low-pressure performance practice for recitals, talent shows, exams, juries, festivals, auditions, gigs, and recordings.
A student’s primary teacher remains the anchor who integrates their own strategies plus outside input into a clear plan, while coordinated guest lessons build adaptable, confident musicians and lifelong learners who synthesize feedback, avoid blind spots, expand networks, and progress more quickly, more comfortably, more knowledgeably, and more confidently on any stage.
Recitals
Signups for our Winter Studio Recitals, “Christmas & The Holidays” on Thursday, December 18 and Monday, December 22, 2025, evening at the Norman P. Murray Community Center in Mission Viejo are now available online (6 options to choose from):
Winter Holiday Recital Signup Request
If you would like to read more about why frequent recitals are important to music students, click here, and scroll down to Recitals & Performances.
Concert Performance Team (CPT)
Our next CPT performance is on Sunday 11/16/25, at Freedom Village Retirement Community in Lake Forest.
Our studio CPT performs in special/additional monthly concerts for appreciative audiences at different locations and venues throughout Orange County. Some students earn community service hours & credits for giving their gift of music to others!
Thanksgiving Week Off-Week
We are closed for Thanksgiving week, from Monday 11/24 through Sunday 11/30. No regular lessons during this period. We are hosting a special piano & music camp, plus some teacher orientation and training sessions. (All our teachers strive to participate in ongoing professional development, so we can all become better and better teachers!) 🙂
Music Camp over Thanksgiving Week!
Tell your friends!
Our music camp is designed for new students as well as beginning students, ages 7-11, who want to jumpstart their lessons or just have some additional music learning fun!
Learn skills on the piano, keyboard, & drums! Play some songs, feel the beat, sing a little, enjoy some musical arts & crafts, and perform some music in a small group recital!
Fifteen hours over three or five days during the Thanksgiving week holidays. Spots are always limited so enroll soon!
Learn More about our Thanksgiving Week Music Camp
Make-up Music Lesson Dates Are Up
Upcoming make-up music lesson date options are updated on the website. Please use this link to
Request a Make-up Music Lesson
You can request a make-up music lesson before or after the lesson date you will miss. (Remember that make-up music lessons apply for absences but not studio-scheduled off-days.)
Q: Can we opt in for the quarterly payment option?
A: Yes! Now is the time to opt in to start quarterly payments for music lesson membership tuition at the upcoming Winter Quarter (December - January - February). You can save 5% while increasing your level of commitment.
Click here to go to the Quarterly Payment Request form.
You must submit your request by 11/26/25 for the upcoming Winter quarter.
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Have a magical Friday, a musical weekend, and a safe, happy, and healthy coming week(s).
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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