Louise Yvonne Dufau Frye,  born in Dallas Texas, moved with her family to San Francisco as an infant when her Father completed his service  in the army. Her parents were Ted and Margaret Dufau. She spent her entire childhood in San Francisco where she experienced an inspiring array of cultural activities: musical concerts of all kinds, museums, the ballet, circus and ice follies.  

Formal  piano lessons at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music began at the age of thirteen. Following ten years of study, she received an Advanced Piano Certificate. Teachers at the Conservatory included Winifred Jones and Sylvia Jenkins, who had been a child prodigy. Louise received a Standard Elementary Teaching Credential from California State University, San Franciso in 1968. She taught two years of kindergarten before raising a family. Louise relocated to Southern California following her marriage to Jud Frye in July 1969. Louise loved being a mother and made the most of the time she had with her son Ken and daughter, Judy.  

She began teaching private studio piano when her son reached preschool age and continued for over fifty years, always loving the contact with her students, both children and adults. Recitals, particularly were always special to Louise. She considered them to be a “special occasion”, and always encouraged her students to enjoy playing in recitals. In 1980-1984, she attended California State University, Fullerton and obtained her Master of Music in Piano Performance. Other teachers included  Erika Zador, David Berfield, and Charles Asche.

When Louise and her family relocated to the Central Coast in 1985, they spent the first year building a log home in the country where she still resides and her son enjoys his woodworking shop and business on  the property. She joined the local chapter, Central Coast Music Teachers. The chapter is affiliated with California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT) and Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). She served in many different leadership capacities at both the local and state levels covering a span of more than 40 years.   

Louise loves to both teach and perform. In addition to many piano solo recitals throughout the years, Louise served as an accompanist for both adult and childrens choirs in the churches she has attended. She participated in a master class for the International Piano Workshop in Graz, Austria in 1996 and traveled to various European countries to study the lives of a few classical composers with other fellow musicians.