Lesson: Playing Legato and Musical Melodies

A lesson on playing legato melodies on classical guitar. Four main areas are discussed: Left hand legato technique, right hand legato technique, dynamic shaping, and phrasing. The piece I’m playing in the video is Kean O’Hara by O’Carolan from my Method Book Volume 2 but you can just learn from the video for free if you don’t wish to buy it. Find more articles at the Lesson Archive Page. For updates on lessons, sheet music, and pro videos join the Email Newsletter. Like these lessons? Consider supporting the site.

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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.

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  1. Hi Bradford,
    Thanks for the lesson. Can you please advise the piece of music you were using for the lesson, I’m sure I won’t be the only person asking this question. Then I will be able to relate your ideas of phrasing to the music and my playing. Many Thanks.
    Regards, Den.

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