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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_of_Arezzo
Guido invented modern music notation using his hand! Guido's hand
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
…one thousand years ago!
Guido lived at the start of the Medieval period (about 1150-1400) Other musical periods include: Medieval (500-1400) Renaissance (1400-1600) Baroque (1600-1750) Classical (1750-1830) Romantic (1830-1900) 20th Century/Contemporary (1900-)