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.

Exploring the Fretboard No.79-85: 7 Ways to Play an E Chromatic Scale

Exploring the Fretboard No.79-85: 7 Ways to Play a Three Octave E Chromatic Scale on Classical Guitar from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students a…

Steve Cowan Plays Balance by Tim Brady

Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan performs Balance by Canadian composer and guitarist Tim Brady at the Grand Guitar Salon in Montreal, Québec, Canada. Performed on a guitar built in collaboration with Philip Woodfield’s son Oliver Moore, more info here. This comes via the salon’s YouTube…

Exploring the Fretboard No.69-78: Scale and Triad Connections

Exploring the Fretboard No.69-78: Major Scale and Triad Connections on Classical Guitar from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students a set amount of ordered material…

Exploring the Fretboard No.66-68: A Chromatic Scale Comparisons

Exploring the Fretboard No.66-68: A Chromatic Scale Comparisons

Exploring the Fretboard No.66-68: A Chromatic Scale Comparisons on Classical Guitar from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students a set amount of ordered material and…

Melodic Inspiration by Tariq Harb

Melodic Inspiration by Tariq Harb

Melodic Inspiration by Tariq HarbBaroque, Spanish, and Romantic Repertoire including the Aranjuez’s Adagio with the North York Concert Orchestra. Listen or buy at Spotify, Apple, and More. Great to hear Tariq Harb‘s new album Melodic Inspiration featuring Baroque, Spanish, and…

Marisa Minder Plays 6 corde & 12 semitoni by Widmer

Marisa Minder

Marisa Minder performs 6 corde & 12 semitoni by Werner Widmer (b.1953) on classical guitar. This comes via Minder’s YouTube channel. Excellent performance by Minder with amazing contrasts as well as dynamic and textural control for the various motifs. You…

Anabel Montesinos Plays Preludio in E Major by Ponce

Spanish guitarist Anabel Montesinos performs Preludio in E Major by Manuel Ponce (1882-1948). This comes via Altamira Guitars and their YouTube channel. You can also see Montesinos’ full concert on YouTube. This work was inspired by Baroque music, Bach and…

Antonio Rugolo Plays Studio No. 6 (Goya) by Gilardino

Antonio Rugolo performs Studio No. 6 – Soledad (Omaggio a Francisco Goya) from Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza by Angelo Gilardino (B. 1941). This comes via his YouTube channel. This is one of my favourite studies from Angelo Gilardino‘s Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza. Although the compositional style…

Jonatan Bougt Theorbo Recital

Jonatan Bougt Theorbo Recital

Swedish guitarist and theorbist Jonatan Bougt gives a full theorbo recital in London at the Dutch Church. This comes via The Lute Society and their YouTube channel. I’m really enjoying these concerts from the Lute Society that include such great repertoire, performances, and the performer…

Exploring the Fretboard No.61-65: Triad Comparisons in C Major

Exploring the Fretboard No.61-65: Triad Comparisons in C Major Across the Fretboard on Classical Guitar from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students a set amount…

Exploring the Fretboard No.60: Comparing Interval Shapes

Exploring the Fretboard No.60: Comparing Interval Shapes in C Major in 2nd and 7th Position on Classical Guitar from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students…