Start anytime with basic chords and the rhythm. You don’t have to focus solely on classical despite the books being…
Maybe a better solution would be to pluck the first note with ‘m’ and the B with ‘a’ so that…
Thanks so much for the feedback and kind words! Happy practicng!
At this level I would not be concerned about muting strings as it is a multitasking endeavour. However, you can…
I have trouble muting un-used or recently played strings. Would you recommend best practices for muting please.
Well Done!
I love this! In my youth when I was a serious student of classical music on the trumpet, I remember…
Thank you for a great lesson on such a basic topic. I have grappled for a while with this. I…
Hi Bradford and thanks for a great lesson on this beautiful piece. I´ve been working on it for a couple…
Wow, amazing performance. Thanks for sharing, and I hope we can hear more in the future!
Hello, Professor Bradford! I’m Brazilian, and at some point during my studies, I would like to dedicate some time to…
I recommend you stop before it starts hurting. So if you play for 45min and it doesn’t hurt, that is…
Great to hear it. You’ve made great progress.
Thanks so much Robert!
Lots of variables here, every player and guitar is different and so is every string brand and string material. There…
Beautiful!
With a new Cordoba GK Studio guitar would you recommend against using the strings it came with for a beginner:…
You are an amazing classical guitarist and a very excellent teacher. Glad to have access to your lessons!
In my book, it’s drawn just as you explained. I didn’t know that the bar with two dots meant repeating…
Thank you–this is exactly the help I was looking for. I injured my left thumb and stopped playing for six…
thanks for your work this is the first time i got so far with classical guitar classes:) finishing book 1…
There should be repeats (double barlines with two dots), are they not in yours? They are there in all my…
To do it at a basic level does not take long but, as with most things, to do it super…
I would like students to ‘be able’ to play with counting and without. Once you can do both, even just…
Wow, that is great to hear. Thanks for sharing.
Hello, Professor Bradford! Should I always practice these duets with you counting the time—and also without counting—or can I practice…
Thank you very much，Professor Bradford. I learned from your lessons on holding the guitar and posture, which resolved the long-standing…
Hello, Professor Bradford! Before every practice session, I tune my guitar using a smartphone tuner, and I also check the…
Hello, Professor Bradford! This piece seems to have two parts: measures 1 through 8 (repeated), followed by measures 9 through…
Hello, Professor Bradford! Thank you for creating these duet lessons; really help motivate us and also help us learn the…
Recent Comments
Dear Bradford,
You have appeared on my screen for many years, playing, teaching and discussing all kinds topics. It seems like you are a personal friend.
Performances by the great masters (Segovia, Bream, Williams) are awesome, but music performed by those one personally knows has a special appeal. All you know of that person, their voice, personality and shared experiences are there behind the guitar.
Is there a collection of pieces that you performed available? Something similar to an iTune album that can be downloaded?
I am sure your students and friends would love to support you and purchase recordings of your performances.
Ron Bomba
Seattle, WA
Aww, shucks, thanks for those kind words. I also consider my followers to be my friends…so…many…friends! I don’t have a solo album specifically. I guess I should get on that but I’ve been so busy just doing videos. I am working on an all Italian concert programme which might work. I also have an Early Music from Italy collection I’m playing which I might record.