No. 4 – Basic Arpeggios + Full & Sequential Planting

This is a video lesson for my new ebook: 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar - For beginner to intermediate classical guitarists (Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips). Check out more free video lessons at the lesson archive. I’ll be releasing videos for all 20 exercises. This exercise, No. 4 – Basic Arpeggios + Full & Sequential Planting, aims to even out [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Michael Nicolella plays Piazzolla

Michael Nicolella performs Astor Piazzolla’s Primavera Portena (2007). Great arrangement and I love the little additions and tricks he throws in. Also really like the sound of the quick scale runs and tempo adjustments. Nice one!   Video Link: http://youtu.be/OdZtcbp4XRs 

Read full story Comments { 0 }

No. 3 – Left Hand Position: Horizontal Builders

This is a video lesson for my new book: 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar For beginner to intermediate classical guitarists Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips Check out more free video lessons at the lesson archive. I’ll be releasing videos for all 20 exercises.   Here is exercise No. 3 – Left Hand Position [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Tariq Harb Plays Villa-lobos, Giuliani, and Koshkin

The excellent Tariq Harb playing Villa-lobos, Giuliani, and Koshkin at a TEDx conference. Tariq Harb performs music by guitar giants; Villa-lobos, Giuliani and Koshkin. Harb is an internationally acclaimed and award winning classical guitarist. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

No. 2 – Basic Left Hand Position Exercise

This is a video lesson for my new book: 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar For beginner to intermediate classical guitarists Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips Check out more free video lessons at the lesson archive. I’ll be releasing videos for all 20 exercises.   Here is Exercise No. 2: Basic Left Hand Position. [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

No.1 – Right Hand Walking Exercise

This is a video lesson for my new book: 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar For beginner to intermediate classical guitarists Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips Check out more free video lessons at the lesson archive. I’ll be releasing videos for all 20 exercises. Here is lesson No. 1 – Right Hand Walking. It’s [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

New Book: 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar

Woo, my new ebook (PDF) is ready for you to dig into. Hope you enjoy it. I’ll be posting free videos for each exercise as well. 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar For beginner to intermediate classical guitarists by Bradford Werner I’ve made free online videos lessons for the exercises via the lesson archive 20 Favorite [...]

Read full story Comments { 1 }

Matthew McAllister plays Weiss

Matthew McAllister was just in Victoria and gave some great advice and tips to my students. So grateful for his sharing and care for the music. Matthew has a real nice touch on the instrument and I love this performance of Baroque lutenist and composer Sylvius Leopold Weiss. Matthew McAllister playing his own transcriptions of [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Katona Twins Promotional Video

Check out this Katona Twins video. It’s crazy eclectic but also check out the audience sizes! As a promotional video it’s quite good, and how often do classical guitarists put out promotional videos anyway? I never see things like this despite their obvious use. Video Link/Source: http://youtu.be/NPx2a76V-p4

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Miscelanea Guitar Quartet Plays Apophis by Marios Joannou Elia

The Miscelanea Guitar Quartet via Aesthis Records have been putting out very high quality videos with some great playing. For this one they are playing Apophis by Marios Joannou Elia. It’s nice to actually see the composer in the video. Far too often composers are left out of the production process but here he’s an integral part. The performance [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }