Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from British Columbia, Canada. He owns and edits the online publication This is Classical Guitar and sheet music store Werner Guitar Editions. He has taught a wide range of students from dedicated youth, hobbyists adults, and emerging young professionals in collage programs. Bradford taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced and performed in Greater Victoria for 20 years. He adjudicates festivals, and has given exams and masterclasses for The Alberta Provincial Festival, Mount Royal University, Calgary Guitar Society, and many more. Also see his work with the Quelus Guitar Duo, and the Victoria Guitar Trio with Michael Dias and Adrian Verdejo. The trio has commissioned numerous premieres and recorded an album on RedShift Records showcasing contemporary Canadian composers. See more at his personal website.

Adelita (Mazurca) by Tárrega

Adelita (Mazurca) by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909). PDF sheet music and video lesson for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. The level is intermediate (Grade 6). This is a PDF download. My PDF…

Aniello Desiderio Plays Tarantella by Bellafronte

The amazing Italian guitarist Aniello Desiderio and Salvatore Minale (percussion) play a new version of Tarantella for guitar and percussion by Italian composer Raffaele Bellafronte (b. 1961). This comes via Teatro Rossetti‘s YouTube. Here’s a quote about the piece via Steve Marsh (Classical…

Brouwer Etude No. 10 and Lesson

Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 10 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel. Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 10 from Estudios Sencillos. I play…

Martin Bickerton Plays Caprice No. 7 by Legnani

English guitarist Martin Bickerton Plays Caprice No. 7 by Luigi Legnani (1790–1877). This comes via his YouTube Channel. Nice zippy playing by Bickerton for this fun Caprice. There’s something I like about this unedited DIY video. Legnani’s 36 Caprices op. 20 for…

Loch Lomond for Easy Guitar (PDF)

Loch Lomond for Easy Guitar – Scottish Folksong – Arranged for Easy Fingerstyle or Classical Guitar. Notation + TAB, Fingering, PDF Download. The level is Easy-Intermediate, first position chords with melody, one barre chord at 3rd fret. YouTube Lesson Link.…

The Ash Grove for Easy Guitar

The Ash Grove (Llwyn Onn) – Traditional Welsh – Arranged for Easy Fingerstyle or Classical Guitar. Notation + TAB & Notation Only Editions, Fingering, PDF Download. The level is Easy-Intermediate, 1st position chords with melody, one 3rd positions. YouTube Lesson…

Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) for Easy Guitar (PDF)

Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) – Arranged for Easy Fingerstyle or Classical Guitar. Notation + TAB & Notation Only Editions, Fingering, PDF Download. The level is Easy-Intermediate, 1st position chords with melody, some 3rd and 5th positions. YouTube Lesson Link. Buy…

Brouwer Etude No. 9 and Lesson

Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 9 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel.Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 9 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the study and then give a lesson…

Lesson: Jason Vieaux on Playing More Musically

Classical Guitarist Jason Vieaux on Playing More Musically, and His Gernot Wagner Guitar. This comes via Acoustic Guitar Magazine and their YouTube Channel. Here’s the blurb via Youtube: Tone is really in the ears. I know that may sound funny,…

Isaac Bustos plays Prelude No. 4 by Villa-Lobos

Isaac Bustos performs Prelude No. 4 in E Minor by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via his great YouTube Channel. Audio and Video by Mark Bueno. 2013 Martin Blackwell Spruce doubletop guitar. Great performance by Bustos, you can also check…

The Segovia Scales by Sean Thrower

The Segovia ScalesIllustrated with Standard Notation, Tablature, and Fretboard Diagramsby Sean Thrower Buy or look inside the book via Amazon: The Segovia Scales by Thrower You might remember my recent and positive book review of Traversing the Fretboard by Sean…

Europa by Adam Cicchillitti

Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti plays his own composition Europa. This comes via his YouTube Channel. Here’s the YouTube blurb: “Europa is my first published composition for solo guitar. It was written for my darling wife Virginie Abat-Roy in 2015. The…