STEP ONE
STUDY THE STANDARDS
YOUR MAIN HUB FOR LWM
[Our latest video.]
The Lessons With Marcel YouTube channel is the primary hub for all of the bluegrass content Marcel produces. The channel features a wealth of information, in a variety of formats. There are flatpicking instructional videos, pieces about bluegrass history and even the occasional vlog. Nearly every single Monday, Wednesday and Friday new material is uploaded.
While Marcel is the figurehead of the channel, the other LWM teachers often make appearances. Mickey Abraham hosts engaging interviews with industry-leading pickers, Hayes Griffin acts as official punching bag and co-hosts Podcast With Marcel featuring Hayes Griffin.
*Don’t forget you can also read our articles here on the site.
BROWSE 100'S OF GUITAR AND MANDOLIN TABS
The Tab Store houses one of the largest online bluegrass guitar and mandolin tab libraries on the internet. Download breaks for fiddle tunes and vocal songs from your favorite artists and arrangements written by the accomplished LWM instructors. There are individual tabs and whole digital books available, including The Unofficial Tony Rice Collection which has a curated 80 tabs and the Marcel’s Bluegrass Coalition Breaks tab book.
All of the tabs in the Tab Store are by donation only. Add any tab to your cart by entering a donation amount (it’s totally okay to put 0.00), then select Add To Cart and proceed to check out like normal. Donations made will go to the transcriber or arranger of each piece.
[Our latest tab books.]
[Guitar Tabs]
[Mandolin Tabs]
STEP TWO
JOIN A JAM
VIRTUAL BLUEGRASS JAM
[Our latest performance.]
The Bluegrass Coalition (BGC) is a chance for bluegrass musicians all over the world to participate in a virtual jam with their peers and heroes. Originally founded in the LWM Discord server, the Bluegrass Coalition has grown rapidly with each seasonal performance.
Each BGC video features musicians from all over the world playing a common fiddle tune along with the occasional break from a well-known bluegrass musician. Past videos have included guests such as: Bryan Sutton, Trey Hensley, Jake Eddy, Roy Curry, Eli Gilbert, David Benedict, Jim Pankey, Andy Hatfield, and Chris Eldridge. Be sure to submit your break for an upcoming video to be featured with others in the online community and some of your favorite players.
*Don’t forget you can also sign up to be a YouTube Member.
CONFUSE THE PUBLIC
In true Marcel fashion, we currently have a handful of unique and wearable trucker hats. The hats have the serial numbers of the instruments of some of your favorite bluegrass pickers, like Tony Rice, Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe. They’re awesome quality and will help to support LWM without being obnoxious about it.
In the past we have carried shirts and other goods, we hope to have these again in the future after we find the best way to give you quality products. Follow LWM on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube to get details on when new items are available.
[Our serial number hats.]
STEP Three
Fill In The Gaps
LIVE GROUP INSTRUCTION
With a hearty online community, the LWM team is proud to finally offer virtual workshops via Zoom! The workshops are hosted by Marcel, LWM teachers and special, well-known guests on weekends of each month. You’ll find one-off workshop courses and multi-week courses, as well.
Unleash your bluegrass potential through focused, interactive lessons with these accomplished instructors and like-minded online peers. It’s a great way to deep dive into various, specific topics in a classroom environment that is accessible and collaborative for people who want to get serious about bluegrass.
[Our latest workshops.]
Meet the instructors
Marcel is a guitarist and teacher best known for his YouTube channel, Lessons With Marcel. The channel was created to help grow the online community and bring bluegrass guitar instruction to folks who needed more accessibility. Most recently Marcel has taught at the Blue Ridge Guitar Camp with Bryan Sutton, Chris Eldridge, Courney Hartman, Jake Eddy and Matt Munisteri.
Mickey is a phenomenal guitarist and mandolinist in Florida. He’s written articles and arrangements for Bluegrass Unlimited and Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. He’s a Suncoast Emmy Award winner and regularly hosts interviews for the LWM YouTube channel. Mickey brings a unique perspective to the team with new and innovative ways to talk about music, he’s taught for many years and has extensive experience in the bluegrass scene.
Hayes has a Master’s in Contemporary Improvisation, toured internationally and his solo recordings reached the number one spot on the Local Spins Hot Top 5. Hayes runs a popular YouTube channel, is often featured in content with Marcel and spent time as an instructor at the famous Kaufman Kamp. He has a unique perspective as a touring artist and as a teacher for the bluegrass community.
Andy is a guitarist and mandolinist, and he happens to be one of four people to win at the Winfield National Championship for Guitar and Mandolin. In total, he’s won three times. He’s been an instructor at Steve Kaufman’s Kamp and spent time teaching at other festivals and camps in the U.S. and internationally. Andy is an excellent instructor that’s been teaching for over 20 years so he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to lessons.