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"Don, your books have gotten me further in
music theory than any other book, software and video...so
easy even my daughter of 11 can grasp the concepts."
Don, your books have gotten me further in
music theory
than any other book, software and video, and I
have complete bookshelves just for these music media....
You've given me a
large appetite for learning music theory and
different ways of learning that are so easy even
my daughter of 11 can grasp the concepts.
Thanks
Tom Flitcraft. NJ, USA
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"The
Mega Chops guide has been invaluable to me."
I'm a big believer in the Hanon exercises for piano, and had never considered applying them to guitar. After playing for 20 years, this book quickly took my playing to another level technically.
I use it on tour before every show...it's great for warming up when time is limited.
Use a metronome and take it slowly at first, and you will get great results.
Rogers Stevens
Lead Guitarist
Blind Melon
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"By far my favourite guitar book...and my
uncle's too!" I'm very
much an amateur guitar player but I would like you to know that this
is by far my favourite guitar book...The
World of Scales for Guitar.
It was recommended to me by my uncle
who is an excellent guitar player a few years ago as his favourite
book.
He said this is the one book every
guitar player of all skill levels should have so I found and
bought it from a local book store.
I focus mainly on the pentatonic minor
scale (of course) but whenever I pick up my guitar I like to flip
through and try out a new scale. Sadly I don't play nearly as much
anymore but I still have your book beside me and my acoustic whenever I
do pick it up.
My brother-in-law plays more than I do
and his favourite thing is to just pick up his guitar and improvise so I
thought this would be the perfect gift for him.
Thanks very much!
Cam Goodman, Langley, BC,
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About Us
Agogic Publishing
Agogic Publishing was established in 1994. It all started with a teaching manual called the World of Scales: A Compendium of Scales for the Modern Guitar Player.
I created the World of Scales during my summer break at York University. I was teaching about 50 guitar students a week and got tired of having to recommend that my students purchase a certain guitar scale book, that other guitar scale book and oh yeah that other guitar scale book too...
So I decided it was time to create one ultimate guitar scale book and so the World of Scales was born.
The World of Scales remains in its original format. This book was edited by Rob Bowman PhD, 1995 Grammy Award Winner for Best Album Notes.
From the World of Scales we've grow to more than 50 books and still counting.
Agogic Publishing is dedicated to accelerated learning systems for guitarists of all levels. So however you want to play guitar: play guitar chords, play guitar scales, or play your favourite guitar songs, we have something for you.
So what does "agogic" mean?
agogic (from Gr. agoge, melody).
1. An adjective indicating a variety of accentuation demanded by the nature of a particular mus. phrase, rather than by the regular metric pulse of the mus. The first note of a phrase, for instance, may be felt to suggest a slight lingering which confers the effect of an accent: similarly, a leap to note significantly higher or lower than the preceding notes, or a strong discord resolving to a concord, may convey an effect of accentuation (by means of lingering, pressure, etc.) and there are other examples. The complementary term to ‘agogic accent’ (accent of movement) is ‘dynamic accent’ (accent of force), which implies the normal and regular rhythmic accentuation of a piece of music.
2. In a wider sense, ‘agogic’ covers everything connected with ‘expression’, e.g. rallentando, accelerando, rubato, pause, accentuation as described above, etc.
Source:
MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "agogic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 17, 2010). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-agogic.html
Don J. MacLean is one of the world’s leading authorities on accelerated learning systems for guitar—with students using his methods in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Don is an active freelance guitarist, composer and educator. His musical training includes studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Humber College, and York University, where he obtained his B.A. (Dbl. Hons. Maj.) in music and psychology.
His twenty-plus years of teaching, performing and composing have made Don a highly sought-after expert for workshops, seminars and master classes.
Don J. MacLean is the author of more than 50 books including:
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"A
good friend of mine was over recently and after seeing and hearing how
quickly I was learning to play he wanted this same book. He has been playing
for over two years..."
Dear Don, You may have noticed that this is the second
Guitar Quick Start that I have ordered. A good friend of mine was over recently and after seeing and hearing how quickly I was learning to play he wanted this same book. He has been playing for over two years now and really likes the way your book teaches (twelve bar blues in particular).
So thanks from a happy student.
Kim Screefer
Lower Nicola, BC, Canada
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"An excellent resource for guitarists."
An excellent resource for guitarists.
The
World of Scales offers a wealth of interesting sounds…much food for thought for the improvising guitarist.
John Stowell
Guitar Player Magazine
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