Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from British Columbia, Canada. He owns and edits the online publication This is Classical Guitar and sheet music store Werner Guitar Editions. He has taught a wide range of students from dedicated youth, hobbyists adults, and emerging young professionals in collage programs. Bradford taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced and performed in Greater Victoria for 20 years. He adjudicates festivals, and has given exams and masterclasses for The Alberta Provincial Festival, Mount Royal University, Calgary Guitar Society, and many more. Also see his work with the Quelus Guitar Duo, and the Victoria Guitar Trio with Michael Dias and Adrian Verdejo. The trio has commissioned numerous premieres and recorded an album on RedShift Records showcasing contemporary Canadian composers. See more at his personal website.

Passepied by David Kellner (PDF & Lesson)

Passepied in A Major by David Kellner (1670–1748) – Sheet Music for Classical Guitar (originally for lute). Notation Edition & Notes + TAB Edition. Arranged by Bradford Werner. YouTube Video Link. David Kellner (1670–1748) was a German composer of the…

Q&A Lesson: Ornaments During Early Stages of Practice

Q&A Lesson of the Week – Ornaments During Slower and Early Stages of Learning a Piece. This was a Q&A via email from one of the site’s followers. Youtube Video Link. A discussion and lesson about adding ornaments during the…

Boyd Meets Girl Play Michael Jackson’s Human Nature

The amazing Boyd Meets Girl (Australian guitarist Rupert Boyd & American cellist Laura Metcalf) perform their own arrangement of Michael Jackson’s Human Nature. This recording will be featured on their debut album on the Sono Luminus label (I made a new release post about…

Stephanie Jones Plays Scherzo-Vals by Llobet

Australian guitarist Stephanie Jones plays Scherzo-Vals by Miguel Llobet (1878–1938). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube Channel and played on a 2017 Karel Dedain guitar. Jones has been featured on the site a number of times for her excellent playing and burst of activity in…

Shift and Riff by Eric Sessler

Alec Holcomb (Guitar I), Xiabo Pu (GII), Yunxiang Fan (GIII), Hao Yang (GIV) play Shift and Riff by Eric Sessler. This comes via Sessler’s YouTube Channel. The work was dedicated to David Starobin & Jason Vieaux and the guitar program of…

Laura Snowden Plays Catalan Peasant by Anderson

English guitarist Laura Snowden plays Catalan Peasant With Guitar by Julian Anderson (b.1967). This is part of New Music for Guitar produced by GuitarCoop in association with Julian Bream Trust. Curated by Fabio Zanon and Produced by Stephen Goss. This comes via their great YouTube Channel.…

Lesson: Left Hand Thumb Position

Lesson of the Week – Left hand thumb positionThis is a Q&A via email. Youtube Video Link. A discussion and lesson about the left hand thumb position for classical guitar. This is a question from Paul who wanted to know…

Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Scarlatti Sonata K.12

The fantastic Canadian Henderson-Kolk Guitar Duo (Drew Henderson & Michael Kolk) play their arrangement of Sonata in G minor, K.12/L.489 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757). This comes via Henderson’s great YouTube channel. Here’s his YouTube blurb: “The affinity guitarists have for the keyboard music of Domenico Scarlatti has remained…

Goran Krivokapić plays Plainte by Pereira

Goran Krivokapić plays Plainte (Lamento) by Brazilian guitarist and composer Marco Pereira (b.1950). This comes via one of my favourite sources: Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel and played on a 2003 Daniel Friederich guitar. I always love posting Krivokapić as his playing is musical…

Duo Calixa Play Algodão doce by Celso Machado

Canadian flute and guitar ensemble Duo Calixa with Kelly Williamson (flute) and Mariette Stephenson (guitar) play Algodão doce by Celso Machado (b.1953). This comes via Stephenson’s YouTube channel. Machado is a Brazilian guitarist, percussionist, and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada. I…

Right Hand Stability for Classical Guitar

Lesson: Right Hand Stability, stopping the right from bouncing while playing. This is a Q&A via a YouTube commenter. A discussion and lesson about right hand stability for classical guitar. The question was regarding a “bouncing right hand” issue. I…

Pastorel by David Kellner (PDF & Lesson)

Pastorel in A Major by David Kellner (1670–1748) – Sheet Music for Classical Guitar (originally for lute). Notation Edition & Notes + TAB Edition. Arranged by Bradford Werner. YouTube Video Link. This piece nicely placed in a set with Kellner’s…