Learn Bluegrass Guitar

Your main hub for LWM

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. 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.

Virtual Bluegrass Jam

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, Jake Workman, 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.

The Largest Bluegrass Tab Archive

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.

*Don’t forget you can also read our articles here on the site.

Award Winning Teaching Staff

Meet the instructors

The Lessons With Marcel instructor team is made up of well-esteemed teachers who have been hand-picked by Marcel. Each of them have a unique background from award winning competition players, to formally trained, to international touring musicians.

All lessons with an LWM instructor are taught online so you can learn from the convenience of your home, on your own time with some of the best in the world. The team has helped thousands of players reach their individual goals. They can help you create a good practice foundation, understand improvisation techniques and gain confidence in anything you’re hoping to achieve.

Sign up for the waitlist and when your availability aligns with an instructor’s open schedule, you’ll be placed and start working!

We’ll help you be the best

Learn from the community on our Discord Server.

The Best Bluegrass Merch

CONFUSE THE PUBLIC

If you’re looking to support the team, get yourself some LWM merch! We got hats, we got shirts, we got mugs and koozies. The whole merch store is designed by either Marcel or friends of the business. We try to make unique stuff that’ll be super wearable, retro and fun. Keep an eye out, we’ll add more as time goes on. 
 
Be sure to tag us in your posts wearing your favorite stuff. We appreciate all of the support. 

LWM Shirts

OTHER MERCH

Marcel Square

Marcel Ardans

Big Bad Billy Goat

About

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.

About

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. 

Andy

Andy Hatfield

mandohat

About

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. 

About

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.

Roger Ferguson

Bainbridge Music

About

Roger is a multi-instrumentalist with a lifetime of experience. Between earning a National Flatpicking Guitar Champion title, teaching at Olympic Community College, instructing at multiple camps and featuring in publications like Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, Roger still found time to tour nationally. He opened for artists like Doc Watson, Merle Haggard and Emmylou Harris. His experience and patience allows him to be strong, focused instructor.

About

Ryan has a Bachelor of Arts in Music in Guitar Performance, is a multi-instrumentalist and studied with Grammy nominated flatpicker Russ Barenberg. His popular YouTube channel, Music with Ryan, hosts a massive library of guitar lessons filled with great instruction. His experience in performance gives him an edge in teaching applicable concepts for all levels.

Chris Melas

Papi Chulo

About

Christopher is one of Austin, Texas’s finest bluegrass musicians as noted by the Central Texas Bluegrass Association. After winning his first classical guitar competition in 2016, he was diagnosed with focal dystonia, a rare movement disorder that ended his classical career. As a result, Chris became dedicated to bluegrass guitar after realizing he could still hold a pick. He is a fixture in Austin’s bluegrass scene.

Chapman Welch

The Professor

About

Chapman is a guitarist and composer with vast experience. He grew up studying classical piano, playing guitar in the Tennessee rock and roll scene, and recording with legendary Allman Brothers producer Johnny Sandlin. After years of touring he returned to school for a doctorate in music composition. He’s won the Texas Flatpicking Championship and twice been a finalist at the Winfield National Flatpicking Championships. 

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Please check the FAQ section of the Private Lesson page for commonly asked questions. If you have further questions, need to check where you are in line, change your listed availability or would like to be removed from the waiting list, feel free to reach out to help@lessonswithmarcel.com