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.
Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega - PDF Sheet Music

Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega

Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega (1852–1909), Serenata para Guitarra, Al eminente maestra Tomas Breton. PDF sheet music and lesson video for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the…

Volume 2 Method: Morning Has Broken

C Major Chord Song and Melody: Morning Has Broken, Hymn on a Scottish Tune. This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. The student plays chords on their own and the melody on its own. There are many…

Volume 2 Method: Vals, No.1, Op.241 by Carulli

Vals, No.1, Op.241 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. This work comes from the C major section of the book so after practicing the scales and chords you’ll recognize some of the…

Volume 2 Method: Menuet en Rondeau by Rameau (Duet)

C Major Duet: Menuet en Rondeau by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. The student plays the top part as a solo or duet. This work is originally for keyboard but arranged for…

Volume 2 Method: C Major Scales, Triads, Chords

Scales, triads, and chords in C Major. This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. This section presents knowledge and technique practice for the key of C major. These will be helpful for the duets, pieces, and chord…

Thomas Flippin Plays Nimble Feet by Florence Price

Classical guitarist Thomas Flippin performs his arrangement of Nimble Feet from Dances in the Canebrakes by Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953). This comes via Flippin’s YouTube channel. Wonderful performance by Flippin with such playful rhythms, articulations, and beautiful phrasing. Florence Price…

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Pastiches by John Schneider

Pastiches John Schneider, GuitarsMatthew Cook, Percussion Gloria Cheng, HarpsichordMicrofest Records, 2024 Buy or Learn about the Album via MicroFest Records or Listen on Spotify Great to hear the new release from Grammy Award winning guitarist John Schneider. Pastiches highlights an…

Partita No.16 by Giuseppe Brescianello

Partita No.16 in E Minor by Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (1690-1758). PDF sheet music arranged for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. The level is late-intermediate (grade 6-8) depending…

Gabriel Bianco Plays Hungarian Fantasy by Mertz

French classical guitarist Gabriel Bianco performs Fantaisie Hongroise (Hungarian Fantasy) from Trois Morceaux op.65 (1857) by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel and played on a on a 1986 Daniel Friederich classical guitar. Fantastic performance by Bianco with a dramatic flair well-matched to the extroverted…

How to Prepare for a Music Performance

Graham Fitch gives a lesson on how to practise and prepare for a musical performance. I love Fitch’s lessons via Pianist Magazine on YouTube and very relevant to guitar practice. I watch his lessons all the time because thinking in terms of music…

Leccion No.66 by Julio Sagreras

Lección No.66 by Julio Sagreras (1879–1942) for classical guitar with performance, lesson, and pdf sheet music. This comes from my sheet music collection Grade 1 Repertoire Supplement for Classical Guitar. Contains 10 works at the grade 1 level and is designed as…

Carcassi Etudes Op.60, No.1-25 Complete

Complete Etudes No.1-25, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) performed on classical guitar by Bradford Werner. This comes from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Includes both a notation edition…