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- What does a grace note with a slash through it mean?
- Should the grace note with a slash through it be played quickly on or before the beat?
- Do you slur grace notes?
- How are grace notes written?
What does a grace note with a slash through it mean?
What Is a Grace Note? ... Some grace notes appear on the page with a slash through them, indicating they are to be played as an appoggiatura. An appoggiatura is functionally the opposite of an acciaccatura: It calls for the grace note to receive the main emphasis.
Should the grace note with a slash through it be played quickly on or before the beat?
Grace notes with a slash through them should be played faster and lighter than those without a slash. As a rule, grace notes should be played right on the beat, not before the beat, but a lot of people tend to do the latter.
Do you slur grace notes?
Due to the general placement conventions of grace notes, slurs in Dorico Pro appear below grace notes and curve downwards by default. Slurs starting from grace notes only appear above notes and curve upwards in up-stem voices in multiple-voice contexts.
How are grace notes written?
A single grace note looks like a small eighth note with a slash through it. Think of the slash as meaning “cancel the rhythmic value.” Multiple grace notes look like small sixteenth notes. You play them very quickly, too, so that it sounds like you're rolling into the main note.
