Thomas Viloteau plays Usher Waltz by Koshkin
Thomas Viloteau plays one of the most iconic pieces in the Guitar repertoire, the Usher Waltz by Nikita Koshkin, composed after the short story “The fall of the house of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe.
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 100,000 subscribers and 14 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.
Interview and performance with David Russell
A great little interview with the amazing David Russell. He talks about his guitar by famed luthier Matthias Dammann (Germany). I like how he discusses his interaction with Dammann and his limited knowledge of guitar construction. As a performer he wants…
Paul Galbraith plays Nocturnal by Britten
An excellent recording and performance of one of the seminal works of the 20th century. Paul Galbraith – Nocturnal aft J Dowland Op. 70 Britten. The piece composed in 1963 by English composer Benjamin Britten was written for guitarist Julian Bream.…
Left Hand Slur Exercise: Horizontal Builder
No. 7 – Left Hand Slur Exercise: Horizontal Builder for Classical Guitar – From my pdf book 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar for beginner to intermediate classical guitarists. Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips, video lessons. YouTube Video Lesson Link.…
Left Hand Slur Exercise: Vertical Builder
No. 6 – Left Hand Slur Exercise: Vertical Builder for Classical Guitar – From my pdf book 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar for beginner to intermediate classical guitarists. Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips, video lessons. YouTube Lesson Link. This exercise is No.…
Aaron Larget-Caplan plays John Cage
Some nice arrangements of Cage for guitar and violin. Pretty successful arrangements, the contrast of the attack on the guitar and dreamy melody fragments on the violin create a nice mood. Six Melodies by John Cage, Sharan Leventhal – violin,…
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.
No. 3 – Left Hand Position Exercise: Horizontal Builder
No. 3 – Left Hand Position Exercise: Horizontal BuilderseBook link: 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical GuitarFor beginner to intermediate classical guitaristsIncludes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tipsYouTube Video Link Check out more free video lessons at the lesson archive. Here is exercise…
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,…
Basic Left Hand Position Exercise (No.2 & 3)
Basic Left Hand Position and Alignment Exercises for Classical Guitar from my 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar – For beginner to intermediate classical guitarists. Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips, and video lessons. YouTube Lesson Link This is Exercise No.…
No.1 – Right Hand Walking Exercise (Alternation)
Lesson No. 1 – Right Hand Walking (Alternating) – From my pdf book 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar for beginner to intermediate classical guitarists. Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips, video lessons. YouTube Video Lesson Link. Here is lesson No.…
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…