Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.

Drew Henderson Plays Etude No.1 and No.6 by Regondi

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Etude No.1 and No.6 by Giulio Regondi (1822–1872) on a 7-string Romantic style guitar by Mark Usherovich. This comes via Henderson’s fantastic YouTube channel. Beautiful performance by Henderson with elegant phrasing, pacing, and mature approach. He has an excellent write-up…

Antonia Haslinger Classical Guitar Concert

Austrian classical guitarist Antonia Haslinger performs mini concert of works by female composers including Annette Kruisbrink, Julia Malischnig, and Cláudia Montero. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel where you can also see which guitars are being played. Nice performance by Haslinger with beautiful…

Saers Guitar A90 Classical Guitar Review

Saers Guitar A90 Review

Saers Guitar A90 Classical Guitar Review – I had a great time testing and playing the Saers Guitar A90 classical guitar from their Artist Series. Saers have a great line of guitars with a variety of designs and price points so…

Etude No.2, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.2, Op.60 (Moderato con espressivo) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This comes from my edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Includes both a notation edition…

Patrik Kleemola Plays Five Preludes by Villa-Lobos

Finnish guitarist Patrik Kleemola performs Five Preludes by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) on classical guitar. This comes via Kleemola’s YouTube channel. Recorded at Sigyn Hall of Turku Conservatory, Finland. Great performance by Kleemola and wonderful to have all five preludes in one place. Kleemola has been recording some…

Etude No.1, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.1, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This comes from my edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left…

25 Etudes, Op.60 by Carcassi (PDF)

25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi

25 Melodic and Progressive Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) for Classical Guitar. PDF sheet music for Classical Guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. Intermediate to Early-Advanced (Grade…

Abramovich and Kiehr Perform Por ásperos caminos by Mudarra

Ariel Abramovich (vihuela de mano) and María Cristina Kiehr (soprano) perform Por ásperos caminos (Soneto VI de Garcilaso de la Vega) from Tres libros de música en cifra para vihuela (Sevilla, 1546) by Alonso Mudarra (c.1510-1580). This comes via Ariel Abramovich’s excellent YouTube channel. Beautiful performance,…

Exploring the Fretboard No.100: How to Create Your Own Exercises

Exploring the Fretboard No.100: How to create your own exercises for fretboard exploration on classical guitar from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students a set amount of…

Cicchillitti and Deutsch Play Armstrong

Cicchillitti and Deutsch Play Armstrong

Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti and flautist Lara Deutsch perform Vistas by Canadian composer John Gordon Armstrong. The movements and times are Horizon (0:00); Dance of the Shadows (5:18); Sunset (8:24). This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube channel and their new album titled Wanderlust available via Leaf Music. Great performance and…

Gabriel Bianco Concert & Discussion

Gabriel Bianco performs a concert of works by Bach, Giuliani, and Ponce from his hometown of Lille, France. This comes via Altamira Guitars and their YouTube channel and was performed on three models of Altamira Guitars (Guadagnini, N500, and N300). In the video he…