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.
Honey Cadence: Six Meditations for Guitar by Aaron Larget-Caplan

Honey Cadence: Six Meditations for Guitar by Aaron Larget-Caplan

Honey Cadence: Six Meditations for Guitar By Aaron Larget-Caplan Sheet Music Purchase: Autographed copies at Aaron’s Bandcamp. Physical or pdf sales at the American Composers Alliance. Or see more of his offerings at Aaron’s Store. Liston to the Composer’s Recording: Listen on Aaron’s…

Michal Gondko Lute Recital

A one hour Lute Society Main Recital by lutenist Michal Gondko held in London, The Dutch Church. A full recital of Polonica Lute Music from around 1600. This comes via The Lute Society and their YouTube channel. Wonderful performance and…

Exploring the Fretboard No.54-56: C Major to the 5th and Scales

Exploring the Fretboard No.54-56: C Major to the 5th and Scales in Various Positions from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students a set amount of…

Patrik Kleemola Plays Sor

Finnish guitarist Patrik Kleemola performs a concert of 13 guitar miniatures, a Soirée by Fernando Sor (1778 – 1839) played on an original René Lacote from 1839. This comes via Kleemola’s YouTube channel. Beautiful performances by Kleemola on a period guitar featuring a number…

Thu Le Plays Loi Lo Blend by Assad

Thu Le performs Loi Lo Blend by Sergio Assad (b.1952) on classical guitar. This comes via Knobloch Strings and their YouTube channel. Amazing performance by Thu Le with impressive clarity to the intricate lines and an infectious rhythmic delivery. Great blending of musical styles by…

Fortunato & Perciballi Play Bagatelle by Ida Presti

Salvatore Fortunato & Fabio Perciballi perform Bagatelle by Ida Presti (1924-1967). This comes via Siccas Guitars media program and their YouTube channel. Great performance of this exciting duo with excellent motivic attention and fun articulation throughout. They also have a recording of this work…

Study No.14, Op.60 by Fernando Sor

Study No.14, Op.60 by Fernando Sor

Performance and Lesson for Study No.14 in E Minor, Op.60 by Fernando Sor (1778–1839). This is from my PDF or hardcopy sheet music or tab edition for classical guitar: 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor. Fernando Sor’s Op.60 is one of…

Exploring the Fretboard No.45-53: Comparative Unison Passages and Orientation

Exploring the Fretboard No.45-53: Comparative unison passages and orientation to unison notes across the fretboard from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students a set amount…

Open Q&A Part 3 – Technique and Articulation

Q&A Part 3 of 3: Technique & Articulation Questions for Classical Guitar. Thanks to all my patrons and supporters who submitted questions. If you enjoyed this lesson please consider supporting the site. Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch the video there. I held…

Ariel Abramovich Plays Ricercars by Francesco da Milano

Ariel Abramovich performs three Ricercars (or Fantasias) by Italian Renaissance lute composer Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543) on vihuela de mano. This comes via Edoardo Lambertenghi’s great YouTube channel. Excellent performance by Abramovich with a lovely rhythmic feel and motivic attention. I love the…