Bradford Werner

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 97,000 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.

Le Papillon, Op.50, No.1-32 by Mauro Giuliani

Le Papillon, No. 1-32, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) – The complete PDF sheet music for classical guitar with complete video performances and lessons. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. Easy to mid-intermediate…

Q&A Lesson: Rest and Free Stroke on Classical Guitar

Q&A Lesson: Rest Stroke (Apoyando) and Free Stroke (Tirando) on Classical Guitar. Thanks to all my patrons and supporters who submitted questions. If you enjoyed this lesson please consider supporting the site. My main advice is to include both rest and free…

Study No.25, Op.60 by Fernando Sor

Performance and Lesson for Study No.25 in D Major (Andante Cantabile), Op.60 by Fernando Sor (1778–1839). This is from my PDF or hardcopy sheet music or tab edition for classical guitar: 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor. Fernando Sor’s Op.60 is…

The Guitar Sonatas of Reginald Smith Brindle by Joel Sharbaugh

The Guitar Sonatas of Reginald Smith BrindleJoel Sharbaugh, Guitarjoelsharbaugh.com2021 Find the album on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, and more. I’m very pleased to feature guitarist Joel Sharbaugh for his impressive collection of the five sonatas of British composer Reginald Smith Brindle…

Sylvius Leopold Weiss Sheet Music for Guitar

Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750) lute works arranged as PDF sheet music for classical guitar. Quality sheet music with free video performances to prove the beauty and playability of the music. The music of Sylvius Leopold Weiss is some of the most beautiful…

Yair Avidor Plays Charles Mouton on Lute

Yair Avidor performs Prelude in A minor by Charles Mouton (c.1617-1699) from his first book, entitled Pièces de luth sur différents modes. Played on an 11-course lute by Paul Thomson. This comes via his YouTube channel. Avidor has a growing…

Study No.24, Op.60 by Fernando Sor

Performance and Lesson for Study No.24 in D Minor, Op.60 by Fernando Sor (1778–1839). This is from my PDF or hardcopy sheet music or tab edition for classical guitar: 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor. Fernando Sor’s Op.60 is one of…

Sanel Redzic Plays Five Preludes by Villa-Lobos

Sanel Redžić plays Five Preludes by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via Redžić’s fantastic YouTube channel. Recorded in Schottenkirche Erfurt, Germany. Great to have all five preludes performed by one of my favourite guitarists. Redzic’s direct style and balanced musical sensibilities highlight the excellent compositional…

Rebeca Oliveira Plays Fandango Varié, Op. 16 by Aguado

Rebeca Oliveira performs Fandango Varié, Op. 16 by Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849). This comes via her YouTube channel. Excellent playing as usually from Oliveira, I always look forward to her videos. I really appreciate the textural clarity, intricate articulations, and rhythmic drive of her playing…

Study No.23, Op.60 by Fernando Sor

Performance and Lesson for Study No.23 in A Major, Op.60 by Fernando Sor (1778–1839). This is from my PDF or hardcopy sheet music or tab edition for classical guitar: 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor. Fernando Sor’s Op.60 is one of…

Stefan Koim Plays Fandango by Santiago de Murcia

Stefan Koim performs Fandango by Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739) on a Baroque guitar replica made in 2015 by Sebastian Kneffel. This comes via Koim’s YouTube channel. Fantastic playing by Koim on Baroque guitar which brings Santiago de Murcia to life. Love the figuration, melodic lines…

Tuning the Classical Guitar

How to tune a classical guitar by ear or with an electronic tuner – In this lesson I’ll cover various ways to tune your guitar as well as outline tuning priorities for beginners to more advanced players. It is essential…