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 100,000 subscribers and 14 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.

Free Method Lesson: Etude No.3

Method Book Video LessonsFree Method Lesson: Etude No.3First arpeggios with left hand notesFree PDF Method Book & Lesson List: Classical Guitar Method Vol. 1Youtube Video Link This is the first pieces for arpeggios with left hand notes included and are designed so…

Free Method Lesson: First Left Hand Notes & Five Melodies

Lesson: Five Melodies & Ode to Joy by Beethoven, this comes  from my Free Classical Guitar Method Volume 1. These are the first real melodies for the left hand and are designed so absolute beginners can practice some simple melodies. The main…

Brouwer Etude No. 11 and Lesson

Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 11 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. 11 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the study and then give a…

Marco Musso plays Capricho No. 20 by Tedesco

Marco Musso plays Capriccio No. 20 ‘Obsequio a el Maestro’ from 24 Caprichos de Goya op. 195. by Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco (1895–1968). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Nice to be introduced to the playing of…

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…