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Who was Guido d'Arezzo?
It was around 1030 when a new method to teach singing was invented by a monk and choirmaster named Guido de Arezzo. He based what is now known as do-re-mi on a Latin hymn called Ut queant laxis. He took the first two letters from the first words of each line.
Guido is said to have created another invention that would help choirs sight-sing. This invention is called the Guidonian Hand, where a note is assigned to each fingertip, joint and knuckle of one hand (look at the accompanying illustration for reference)
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