Q&A: Bach on the Classical Guitar

ByBradford Werner
2021

Q&A: Bach on the Classical Guitar. Thanks to all my patrons and supporters who submitted questions. If you enjoyed this lesson please consider supporting the site.

Times & Questions

00:00 – Excerpt from the Prelude of BWV 996
1:41 – Intro
2:13 – Did Bach write for the guitar or lute? (Cliff)
5:05 – Ideas on Learning Articulations (Jonathan)
7:24 – Reaching for the level of Bach and Scarlatti (Mark)
10:14 – Use of Trills, Mordents, and Slurs (Steven)
13:23 – Ornamentation, 8-string Guitars (Zachary)
18:35 – Tips for Practicing Counterpoint (Juan)

My edition of BWV 996 is here but also see the sheet music page for more of my Bach sheet music and videos. If you’re looking for a good biography of Bach I’m currently reading and highly enjoying Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician by Christoph Wolff.

Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch the video there.

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.