Lessons and Conversations with David Russell (CGR)

ByBradford Werner
2020

David Russell in conversation with Classical Guitar Retreat director Matthew McAllister during the 2018 retreat in Scotland. FYI, the twelfth Classical Guitar Retreat takes place in the summer of 2020 at the Cathedral of the Isles on the Island of Cumbrae off the west coast of Scotland so check it out. These lessons came out quite awhile ago but I recently was posting them elsewhere and remembered how good they were. I love the down to Earth advice and the conversation format of the lesson. This is much more similar to learning in lessons or masterclasses but works well in video format.

David Russell Lesson on Practicing and Technique – David talks about his thoughts on practice and technique. This one comes via this YouTube link.

David Russell Lesson on Concentration and Distraction – David talks about his thoughts concentration and fighting distraction. This one comes via this YouTube link.

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.