Lesson: Shifts and String Noise on Guitar

ByBradford Werner
2016

This is from my Lesson of the Week segment of the site. A lesson on shifts and string noise for classical guitar using Ricardo Iznaola’s Kitharologus: The Path to Virtuosity (Amazon). This is exercise No. 37 in level 3. I’d put this exercise in the intermediate level but beginners and advanced players could also benefit. I love how sequential and progressive the book is, it’s one of the best books I’ve seen for guitar. It starts super easy with open strings but it gets very difficult so it’s not for the faint of heart.

Video Link & Source: https://youtu.be/K84BlqWIoXc

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.