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Grace notes with slashes: This type of grace note indicates an appoggiatura where the grace note receives more rhythmic emphasis than the main note that follows. 3. Multiple grace notes: Standard music notation allows for more than one grace note at a time. A run of two or more grace notes can lead into a regular note.
- What is the difference between a grace note and an appoggiatura?
- What do grace notes look like?
- What is a grace note in music?
What is the difference between a grace note and an appoggiatura?
An appoggiatura is a nonchord tone — that is, a note that doesn't fit into the current chord — that is approached by leap and resolved by step. So a grace note is a rhythmic device and an appoggiatura is a melodic/harmonic device.
What do grace notes look like?
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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.
What is a grace note in music?
1 : a musical note added as an ornament especially : appoggiatura. 2 : a small addition or embellishment.
