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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:

Guitar Accelerator-How to Dramatically Improve Your Guitar Playing in the Next 7 Days:
Your Personal Blueprint to Guitar Success
How I Got Killer Guitar Chops While I Was Still in High School: Confessions of a High
School Shredder

21 Secrets to Learn any Guitar Song Super-Fast
7 Secrets to Learn any Guitar Chord Super-Fast

Guitar Music Theory Unleashed: How to Totally Understand Guitar Theory Vol. 2
Top 30 Most Powerful Guitar Technique Exercises of All Time

The World of Scales: A Compendium of Scales for the Modern Guitar Player
The World of Scales: A Compendium of Scales for all Instruments
The World of Scales Improviser Superset for Guitar

The World of Scales Improviser Superset for all Instruments
Guitar Essentials: Chord Master

Guitar Essentials: Chord Master Expanded Edition
Guitar Essentials: Scale Master 1
Guitar Essentials: Scale Master Expanded Edition

Guitar Essentials: Improviser
Guitar Essentials: Chord and Scale Master Series

Guitar Essentials: Music Theory
Music Essentials: Improviser

Absolute Essentials of Music Theory for all Instruments

Absolute Essentials of Music Theory for Guitar
Absolute Essentials of Guitar
Guitar Quick Start: 14 Easy Beginner Guitar Lessons

Quick Tips for Faster Fingers

Quick Tips: Guitar Technique 101

Quick Tips: Basic Guitar Chords 101

Fit Fingers Book 1
Fit Fingers Book 2

Mega Chops: Scale Mastery Beyond Hanon
Mega Chops: Mozart for Pick-Style Guitar
Mega Chops: Bach for Pick-Style Guitar
Mega Chops: Corelli for Pick-Style Guitar
Mega Chops: Vivaldi for Pick-Style Guitar

Top 100 Most Popular Guitar Chords of All Time

Liquid Guitar: How to Master Hammer-ons and Pull-offs

Weekend Guitar Warrior: Extreme Guitar Technique Makeover
The EDGE: Maximum Guitar Results in Minimum Time
The EDGE: CORE Beginner Guitar Lessons Volume 1
The EDGE: CORE Beginner Guitar Lessons Volume 2
The EDGE: Power Warm-ups
The EDGE: How to Learn Every Note on the Guitar in Just 2 Minutes a Day
The EDGE: Guitar Technique Optimizer
The EDGE: 7 Guitar Performance Boosters
The Ultimate Guitar EDGE Package
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