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1. Are grace notes played on the beat or before?
2. How are grace notes written?
3. Who invented grace notes?
4. What is the purpose of appoggiatura?

Are grace notes played on the beat or before?

Grace notes are always positioned before a notehead, even if they are intended to be played on the beat rather than before the beat. They are normally placed after a barline, so they can be positioned directly before the notehead to which they are attached.

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.

Who invented grace notes?

Grace Notes is a novel by Bernard MacLaverty, first published in 1997. It was shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

What is the purpose of appoggiatura?

An appoggiatura is a small grace note written to suspend the resolution of a chord. It takes half of the actual note's value, usually.