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 again Don.
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.
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...
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.
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
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 S. Toronto, ON
An excellent resource for guitarists.The World of Scales offers a wealth of interesting sounds…much food for thought for the improvising guitarist.
