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Who is Guido and what’s so special about his hands?

Who is Guido and what’s so special about his hands?. Guido D’Arezzo was a Benedictine monk who was born around 991/992 and lived until after 1033. wiki article on Guido. Guido invented modern music notation using his hand!. Guido's hand.

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Who is Guido and what’s so special about his hands?

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  1. Who is Guido and what’s so special about his hands?

  2. Guido D’Arezzo was a Benedictine monk who was born around 991/992 and lived until after 1033. • wiki article on Guido

  3. Guido invented modern music notation using his hand! • Guido's hand

  4. He named the notes of the scale (do-re-mi-fa-so-la) after the first syllables of a poem. • Poem: Ut queant laxis • Make sure you listen to the audio clip

  5. …one thousand years ago!

  6. Guido lived at the start of the Medieval period (about 1150-1400) • Other musical periods include: • Renaissance (1400-1600) • Baroque (1600-1750) • Classical (1750-1830) • Romantic (1830-1900) • 20th Century/Contemporary (1900-)

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