Vito is a student at the Cathedral School in Arezzo, Italy. Students in the school are preparing for positions in government, business, and the clergy.
Today is a most exciting day! Bishop Theobalb of Arezzo has just appointed the famous Benedictine Monk, Guido, to the music faculty.
Monk Guido, originally from Pomposa, Italy was living there until recently. Guido’s musical ideas were considered too radical by his fellow monks back in Pomposa, so he is glad to begin his newly appointed position as choir director at our Arezzo school. Everyone welcomes Guido’s imagination, innovation, and creativity.
Vito thought about how lucky he is that Guido is here to teach the choir and is now officially “Guido d’ Arezzo.” (Remember, Vito has the copy of the ancient scroll with his Greek ancestor’s ancient knowledge written on it.)
The next day, Vito carefully retrieves the scroll, presents it to Guido, and asks what he thinks it means.
Guido smiled and was greatly inspired seeing the ancient Greek symbols. Years earlier, an unknown scribe had used one line above the words in plain-songs, the music of that time. Perhaps viewing the ancient scroll with all of the neumes motivated Guido, and during the next 8 years, Guido worked on his famous Method called the Micrologus (Handbook).
From 1026-1033 A.D., Guido d’Arezzo worked on his method, creating a two-line staff in order to help represent the motion of notes, and he experimented with 3 and 4-line-staves as well. Guido used Lines as written representations of where to place nuemes, depicting high and low sounds.
Learning Focus Practice Tutorial Weight in Motion Gravity Leverage Balance
Potential and Kinetic Energy The R’s of Remembering Practice Purpose Music Staff Evolution
Music Clef Origins Scroll History Peg Information Bowed String Instrument History
Friction Bass Tuning Mechanism Modern-Day Violin Family Bridges Through the Ages
Potential and Kinetic Energy The R’s of Remembering Practice Purpose Music Staff Evolution
Music Clef Origins Scroll History Peg Information Bowed String Instrument History
Friction Bass Tuning Mechanism Modern-Day Violin Family Bridges Through the Ages