Music Lessons for Newton Adults, on the Green Line D branch

Musicians Playground is not in Newton. It is at 33 West Street in Downtown Crossing, and the Green Line D branch runs from Newton Centre and Newton Highlands to Park Street, a short walk from the studio. If you live in Newton 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 Newton

• Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, Eliot, Waban, Woodland and Riverside: Green Line D branch to Park Street, no transfer, then a short walk to West Street.
• Chestnut Hill: the same D branch, a few stops closer.
• Newtonville, West Newton and Auburndale: commuter rail to South Station, then one Red Line stop to Downtown Crossing.

From the south side of Newton, the D branch is the easy answer. From the north side, the commuter rail to South Station works well if you are coming from the office anyway. Riverside and Woodland both have station parking.

Why Newton Adults Come Downtown for Lessons

Newton has music schools, but few are built only for adults. Here every member is an adult, every class assumes a working schedule, and the D branch runs from the middle of Newton to Park Street without a transfer.

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.

Newton Questions

Is there a Musicians Playground in Newton?

No. There is one studio, at 33 West Street in Downtown Crossing. The Green Line D branch runs from Newton Centre and Newton Highlands to Park Street, a short walk from the studio.

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, Jamaica Plain, South Boston, East Boston, Brookline.

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