UPCOMING
MINI-COURSES
Looking to deep dive into a particular area of your musicianship?
Check out our comprehensive mini-courses at Musicians Playground.
Intro to DJing
(Beginner)
Aug 11, 2026 - Sep 29, 2026
8 sessions
Tuesdays, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST
33 West St Floor 5, Boston, MA
Intro to DJing
(Beginner)
Aug 11, 2026 - Sep 29, 2026
8 sessions
Tuesdays, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
33 West St Floor 5, Boston, MA
What a mini-course is
A mini-course is one subject, start to finish, in eight weeks. You join a small group of adults, meet at the same time each week at our studio at 33 West Street in Downtown Crossing, and work through a structured curriculum with a working musician who specializes in that instrument. Cohorts have limited capacity, so everyone gets time on the gear and direct attention from the instructor.
This is a different shape from our ongoing lessons and group classes. Group classes run on a drop-in basis, the way you would drop into a spin class, and private lessons run at whatever pace you set. A mini-course has a fixed start date, a fixed end date and a defined outcome: you finish with a DJ set, a batch of finished songs, or your own recordings. If you want one skill built properly on a schedule you can plan around, this is the format.
Anyone can enroll, and you do not need to be a member. Active members pay a reduced rate on every mini-course. If you are still deciding, the Intro Week is a $100 paid experience that gets you into the space and into classes first, and the $100 applies toward a membership or a lesson pack if you continue. We teach adults only, from complete beginners to players coming back after years away, and we are a short walk from every T line.
Current mini-courses
Intro to DJing
Eight weeks from your first beatmatch to a full set. You work on pro controllers and Rekordbox, learn EQ, loops, effects and set programming, and finish at a live student showcase.
See the Intro to DJing courseSongwriting and Composition
Turn the ideas you have been sitting on into finished songs. Song structure, lyric writing, melody and the habits that get a song across the line, over eight weeks.
See the songwriting courseMusic Production for Songwriters
Record the songs you write. DAW fundamentals, recording technique and beat making, aimed at songwriters who want to produce their own material.
See the music production courseLearn more about upcoming courses.
Hundreds of adults across Boston are rediscovering the joy of music. Are you ready to join them?
Other structured options
- Music courses for adults in Downtown Boston
Longer form courses with a set curriculum.
- Monthly memberships, $160 to $480
Private lessons, 175+ group classes a month, open practice.
