Music Lessons for Jamaica Plain Adults, on the Orange Line

Musicians Playground is not in Jamaica Plain. It is at 33 West Street in Downtown Crossing, and Green Street is 9 Orange Line stops from Downtown Crossing, with no transfer. If you live in Jamaica Plain and want adult music lessons, the useful question is not which school is in your neighborhood. It is which one is on your line.

We are an adults-only studio: 200+ members, 200+ group classes a month, and 20 instructors who each teach their primary instrument.

Getting Here From Jamaica Plain

• Jackson Square: 7 stops to Downtown Crossing, no transfer.
• Stony Brook: 8 stops.
• Green Street: 9 stops.
• Forest Hills: 10 stops.

Take the Orange Line. It is one train with no transfer, and you will not find parking near West Street at a price worth paying.

Why Jamaica Plain Adults Come Downtown for Lessons

Jamaica Plain has plenty of musicians, and a lot of triple-deckers where a drum kit or an upright piano is not going to happen. The Orange Line runs from Forest Hills, Green Street, Stony Brook and Jackson Square straight to Downtown Crossing, a block from a studio with the instruments already in the room.

Group classes run like a fitness class: 3 to 6 adults, booked one class at a time, on the evenings that suit your week. Private lessons are one hour, with an instructor who performs in Boston on the instrument they teach. Open practice time means the instrument you cannot fit or cannot play loudly at home is already here.

Pick Your Instrument

• Guitar: adult guitar lessons, with studio guitars and amps so you can start before you own one.
• Piano: adult piano lessons, with group classes in a silent keyboard lab and practice time on Yamaha pianos.
• Voice: adult singing lessons, private and in small groups.
• Drums: adult drum lessons, on acoustic and electronic kits you do not have to house.

Bass, DJing, music production and songwriting are taught here too. See this week's group class schedule.

What It Costs

Start with the $100 Intro Week: a one hour private lesson, seven days of unlimited group classes and open practice time. It is a paid week, and the $100 applies toward a membership or a lesson pack if you continue. Memberships run $170 to $480 a month. The full breakdown is in how much music lessons cost in Boston.

Jamaica Plain Questions

Is there a Musicians Playground in Jamaica Plain?

No. There is one studio, at 33 West Street in Downtown Crossing. Green Street is 9 Orange Line stops from Downtown Crossing, with no transfer.

Do I need my own instrument?

No. Lessons, classes and open practice all use the studio instruments. Buy one when you know what you want.

What time are classes?

Most group classes are on weekday evenings and weekends, because every member is an adult with a job. The group class schedule shows the current week.

Other Places We Teach Adults From

Cambridge, Somerville, Quincy, Medford, Malden, Newton, South Boston, East Boston, Brookline.

We are at 33 West Street, Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA 02111. Call (617) 356-8206 if that is easier.