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.

Scott Morris on How to Prepare a Piece

Scott Morris gives a small performance and then talks about how to prepare a piece. Likely best for beginners but surely also a relevant reminder to intermediate and advanced players. This comes via Guitar Salon International on YouTube.  He talks…

Sanja Plohl “Se ela perguntar” by Reis

Checking out more of Sanja Plohl‘s videos via her YouTube channel and found this piece by Dilermando Reis (1916-1977, Brasil) which one of my students is currently playing. It’s a nice piece of medium difficulty to play but just in need…

Augustus Woodrow-Tomizuka & Noah Kim Play Piazzolla

These youth guitarists are doing great. I believe Noah Kim is a student of Scott Tennant. Not sure who the other studies with but great work to both of them. Piazzolla (1921-1992)Augustus Woodrow-Tomizuka, guitar I | Noah Kim, guitar II…

Sanja Plohl plays Rondeña by Sainz de la Maza

Slovenian-born guitarist Sanja Plohl plays Rondeña by Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896 –1981, Spain). Live performance in Ljubljana (Zavod Sv. Stanislava). Nice video work by Boris Bizjak and Sanja plays with a clear and defined sound. Thanks to her…

Harp–lute by Edward Light

Harp–lute, ca. 1815 Edward Light (English, active 1780–1820) London Wood, lacquered and gilded; H. 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm); W. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm) The harplike pillar supports diatonically tuned bass strings to extend the range of the fretted strings. The pitch…

Review: Sonata by Cesar Rojas

Sonata by Cesar RojasArtist Website: cesarrojasguitar.com Highlights: The Dowland is beautiful with great shaping and phrasing. The Dyens is played with ease which is no easy feat. Columbian born guitarist Cesar Rojas is currently based out of Toronto, Canada.  I recall…

Thomas Viloteau on Nails and Shaping

Via the online magazine Si Corde! Thomas Viloteau talks about filing and shaping the right hand finger nails. He shapes his nails in the opposite direction to mine. See my full article on fingernails: Fingernails for Classical Guitar: How I Shape My…

Seyoung Park plays Etude No.1 by Villa-Lobos

I enjoy posting a few videos every month on youth guitarists both to support them and to see how the younger generation is approaching the instrument and culture. One of the youth I’ve featured before and here again is Korean…

Gohar Vardanyan Plays Suite in A minor by Ponce

Gohar Vardanyan Suite in A minor by Manuel Maria Ponce (1882-1948). This is one of those imitation Baroque works Ponce wrote for Segovia. If you know the gossip, there is even a prelude by Ponce that was passed off as…

Review: Music of Jorge Morel

Music of Jorge Morel by Jorge MorelPaperback: 36 pages (Notation)Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (September 24, 2013) Buy or Learn More via Amazon:  Music of Jorge Morel From the composer (via back cover): These compositions, like most of my music, are of Latin…

Review: Duo Resonances – Granados, Piazzolla, Scarlatti, Ginastera, Mompou

Duo Resonances: Granados, Piazzolla, Scarlatti, Ginastera, Mompou Frédérique Luzy & Pierre Bibault Buy the album: Duo Resonances via Amazon Artist Website: duoresonances.comLabel: Calliope RecordsArt Direction: Cécile LenoirRecording: Dada Studio, Brussels (BE)Mastering: Thomas Vingtrinier, Sequenza Studio, Paris (FR)Photos: Jean-Baptiste MillotTexts: Philippe Cathé Repertoire:…