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 wiki article on Guido

3. Guido invented modern music notation using his hand!  Guido's 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 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)  20 th Century/Contemporary (1900-)