"Guidonian hand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Guidonian hands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Guidonian hand (plural Guidonian hands)
  1. (music, historical) A mnemonic device to assist in learning sight singing, resembling a human hand divided into portions representing notes within the hexachord system. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Music

Inflected forms

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