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.

Ejercicio No.9 by José Ferrer (Lesson, Free PDF)

Ejercicio No.9 From Coleccion 12a de Ejercicios by José Ferrer (1835-1916). PDF Sheet Music or Tab for Classical Guitar. Easy to Early-Intermediate, Grade 3. Notation-Only Edition or TAB Edition. Video Lesson Link. Free Sheet Music Edition (PDF):  Ejercicio No.9 for…

Due immagini animate for Guitar and Harp

Sanel Redžić (guitar) and Christiane Richter (harp) play Due immagini animate by Russian guitarist/composer Konstantin Vassiliev. This comes via Redzic’s great YouTube Channel. Beautiful sound recording with mastering by Joachim Müller. Recorded in Musikgymnasium Belvedere in Weimar, February 2017. Great blending of…

Alexandra Whittingham Plays Saudade No.3 by Dyens

19 year old British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Saudade No.3 by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). A very exciting piece when it gets going with varied styles mixed together. A student at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Whittingham pulls this off with…

Lesson: Brouwer Etude No.4 (Estudios Sencillos)

Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 4 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. 4 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the…

Tremolo Lesson by Jorge Caballero

The amazing Jorge Caballero gives two lessons on tremolo technique for classical guitar. This comes via his great YouTube Channel. It’s particularly good how he first describes different musical contexts for tremolo and then proceeds to discuss alignment and technique.…

Drew Henderson Plays Rondo Op.2, No. 2 by Aguado

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Introduction and Rondo no. 2 Op. 2 by Dionisio Aguado (1784 – 1849). This comes via his fantastic YouTube channel. As Henderson mentions on his YouTube “The theme of this Rondo bears a striking resemblance to Beethoven’s famous…

Lesson: Brouwer Etude No. 2 & 3 (Estudios Sencillos)

Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 2 & 3 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. 2 & 3 from…

Lesson: Should Beginners Use Rest or Free Stroke?

Lesson of the Week for Classical GuitarShould Beginners Use Rest or Free Stroke? This video is part of my free online curriculum at the lesson archive page and is connected to my free PDF method book. This is a lesson for beginner…

Jorge Caballero plays O Canada

Jorge Caballero is playing a concert up in Canada at Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre Sunday March 26th at 7:30pm (see his website for info). Here he plays his own arrangement of the Canadian anthem O Canada, music composed by Calixa Lavallée (1842–1891). It officially became the…

Guitar Review – Camps M-10-S by Uros Baric

Slovenian guitarist/producer Uros Baric reviews the Camps M-10-S, an affordable mid-range classical guitar. This is via his YouTube Channel where he has lots of great videos ranging from performances to reviews and lessons. Visit his fantastic record label Baros Records and his lesson…

Humidity and Your Guitar by David Sossa

David Sossa gives a lesson on humidity and the classical guitar. He discusses humidity, how it affects the guitar, and ways to keep humidity levels even. This video comes via his YouTube channel. Living on the West Coast of Canada…

Montengrin Guitar Duo Plays Piazzolla

Montengrin Guitar Duo (Goran Krivokapić and Danijel Cerović) play Tango Suite (I. Deciso, II. Andante, III. Allegro) by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992). Great video with dancers too, directed by Augustin Pesnon. The dancers are Kira Makarova and Rachid Abjelout. This comes via the…