First Dynamics and Etude No.3 (Method Book 1)

ByBradford Werner
2025

First Dynamics and Etude No.3 (Sound Picture) from Method Book Volume 1 for Classical Guitar. This lesson in from my free pdf Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 1 and is the first introduction to playing dynamics on the classical guitar. I also cover two exercises for dynamics and Etude No.3 (Sound Picture) which has dynamics as well as being the first arpeggio piece with left hand notes. The dynamics I cover are piano (soft), mezzo-forte (medium loud), and forte (loud) as well as crescendo and decrescendo. Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch it there.

Video Times and Topics

00:00 Intro
0:42 Dynamics Intro
1:30 Conceptualizing Dynamics
3:06 Five Dynamic Markings
4:17 Two Exercises for Dynamics
7:20 Written vs Unwritten Dynamics
8:45 Etude No.3 (Sound Picture)

This video was performed on a Douglass Scott classical guitar with Augustine Regal (Red) strings and a Le Support guitar rest. See all my gear here.

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.