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Guido d'Arezzo

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Gui·do d'A·rez·zo  (gwd dä-rts) or Guido A·re·ti·no (är-tn) 990?-1050.
Benedictine monk and music theorist who devised the four-line staff, thereby allowing precise musical notation.


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Since at least the 11th century, when Italian Benedictine monk Guido d'Arezzo put forth his methods for choir training, many teachers have agreed that associating specific syllables with specific notes can facilitate sight singing.
 
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