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.

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How to Practice Music and Classical Guitar

Lesson: How to Practice Music and Organize Your Practice Session

A lesson on how to practice music, classical guitar, and organize your practice session – I receive regular emails from my followers asking how they should organize their practice session so here’s a lesson on how to practice and learn…

Johan Löfving Plays Les Soirées d’Auteuil Op.23 by Coste

Johan Löfving performs Les Soirées d’Auteuil Op.23 by Napoléon Coste (1805-1883) via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Great to see this video of Löfving after doing a review of his amazing new album last week. I don’t know the works of…

Preludio No.7, Op.28 by Chopin for Guitar

Preludio No.7, Op.28 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) – Arranged by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) for Classical Guitar. Free PDF Sheet Music and TAB, comes with both a notation-only edition and a TAB edition. Left hand fingering. The level is mid-intermediate (Grade 6). PDF download. Tarrega made…

Drei Tentos for Guitar by Hans Werner Henze

Drei Tentos from Kammermusik (1958) by Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012) These famous short works for solo guitar come from Hans Werner Henze’s larger work Kammermusik (chamber music) written in 1958, and originally dedicated to Benjamin Britten. Kammermusik is a 12-movement chamber…

Grade 4 Lesson: Lagrima by Tarrega

This lesson comes from my book Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4 – Six pieces at the grade four level with dedicated lessons preparing you for each piece. Lesson: Lagrima by Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909). YouTube Video Lesson Link. This iconic piece is part…

Thibaut Garcia Plays Concerto Op.140 by Carulli

Thibaut Garcia plays Concerto in Mi minore Op. 140 per Guitare et Orchestra (c. 1820) also called Petit concerto de société. by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841). This comes via Seicorde Magazine and their YouTube channel at the XIV Moscow International Festival Guitar Virtuosi…

Grade 4 Lesson: Estudio in E Minor by Tarrega

This lesson comes from my book Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4 – Six pieces at the grade four level with dedicated lessons preparing you for each piece. Lesson: Estudio in E Minor by Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909). YouTube Video Lesson Link. A nice…

Fandango! Music for Solo Guitar and String Quartet by Johan Löfving

Fandango! Music for Solo Guitar and String QuartetJohan Löfving (guitar) & Consone Quartet2020 Resonus Listen, Learn, or Buy: Resonus, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify. I’ve featured Swedish guitarist Johan Löfving a number of times so it’s great to hear his new album.…

Sungmin Lee Plays Preludio by Sergio Assad

Sungmin Lee plays Preludio from Sandy’s Portrait by Sergio Assad (b.1952). This comes via his great YouTube channel. I’ve been meaning to feature Sungmin Lee for awhile and his nice performance of this Assad piece is a great time to…

Rene Izquierdo Plays Prelude BWV 1007 by Bach

Rene Izquierdo plays Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Izquierdo’s great YouTube channel. Here he’s trying out a new guitar (only #23) by new on the scene luthier Ric Larsen. Great…

Ejercicio in E Minor by Ferrer

This lesson comes from my book Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4 – Six pieces at the grade four level with dedicated lessons preparing you for each piece. Ejercicio in E Minor from Coleccion 12a de Ejercicios by Jose Ferrer (1835-1916) – YouTube…

Lamento in E Minor, No.5, Op.89 by Bosch

Lamento in E Minor, No.5 from Six Pièces Faciles, Op.89 by Jacques Bosch (1825 – 1895). PDF sheet music for classical guitar. This music and lesson comes from my book Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4 which includes six pieces at the…