Why does Germany have an H note?

Use code DAVID25 to get a further 25% off my new ’Piano for Beginners’ course: video&utm_campaign=note H in Germany&utm_id=piano david bennett 🎹😁🎼 You may have noticed on guitar chord websites or the occasional music text book, that in some European countries they have an “H“ note! The origin and purpose of this H note is quite curious and is yet another example of how our modern music theory system is the product of over a millennium of uncoordinated change and development. SOURCES: 12tone, why do notes have names?: Early Music Sources, Solmization and the Guidonian hand in the 16th century: Felix Rogge, The note ’H’ exists!: Understanding the BACH Motif : And, an extra special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇 SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: 🎹