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.

Study No.24, Op.60 by Fernando Sor

Performance and Lesson for Study No.24 in D 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…

Sanel Redzic Plays Five Preludes by Villa-Lobos

Sanel Redžić plays Five Preludes by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via Redžić’s fantastic YouTube channel. Recorded in Schottenkirche Erfurt, Germany. Great to have all five preludes performed by one of my favourite guitarists. Redzic’s direct style and balanced musical sensibilities highlight the excellent compositional…

Rebeca Oliveira Plays Fandango Varié, Op. 16 by Aguado

Rebeca Oliveira performs Fandango Varié, Op. 16 by Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849). This comes via her YouTube channel. Excellent playing as usually from Oliveira, I always look forward to her videos. I really appreciate the textural clarity, intricate articulations, and rhythmic drive of her playing…

Study No.23, Op.60 by Fernando Sor

Performance and Lesson for Study No.23 in A Major, 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…

Stefan Koim Plays Fandango by Santiago de Murcia

Stefan Koim performs Fandango by Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739) on a Baroque guitar replica made in 2015 by Sebastian Kneffel. This comes via Koim’s YouTube channel. Fantastic playing by Koim on Baroque guitar which brings Santiago de Murcia to life. Love the figuration, melodic lines…

Tuning the Classical Guitar

How to tune a classical guitar by ear or with an electronic tuner – In this lesson I’ll cover various ways to tune your guitar as well as outline tuning priorities for beginners to more advanced players. It is essential…

Alexandra Whittingham Concert

British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham performs a concert including Domenico Scarlatti, Fernando Sor, Madame Sidney Pratten, Ernest Shand, Napoelon Coste, and Roberto Gerhard. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. I’ve posted a number of videos of Whittingham way back to when she was 17. Cool to see…

Sight Reading Music on Classical Guitar

Sight Reading Music on Classical Guitar

How to Practice Sight-Reading Music on Classical Guitar – In this lesson I’ll examine ways to improve and practice your sight reading of sheet music notation on classical guitar. However, I think you find all the information relatable to any…

Sanel Redzic Plays Suite BWV 996 by Bach

Sanel Redžić plays Suite BWV 996 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Redžić’s fantastic YouTube channel. Recorded in Schottenkirche Erfurt, Germany. Redzic has recorded almost all the lute suites at this point some of which I’ve previously featured. I’m guessing he’ll eventually record them…

Study No.22, Op.60 by Fernando Sor

Performance and Lesson for Study No.22 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…

Drew Henderson Plays Campanas del alba by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Campanas del alba by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza (1903-1982). This comes via Henderson’s excellent YouTube channel. Another great video by Henderson after last week’s Paganini vid. First and foremost I love his exquisite performances but add to that pristine…

Goran Krivokapić Plays Prelude No. 3 by Villa-Lobos

Goran Krivokapić performs Prelude No. 3 in A Minor by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Krivokapić is one of my favourite players partly for his solid musical balance but also his selected moments of brilliance and beauty. Nice to…