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Why are grace notes used?
A grace note is a brief note that functions as ornamentation for the note that follows it, which is known as a main note or principal note. In performance practice, grace notes function as an acciaccatura, a term in music theory that describes ornamentation or embellishment.
What is grace note in music?
1 : a musical note added as an ornament especially : appoggiatura. 2 : a small addition or embellishment.
Are grace notes optional?
Grace notes, unlike what are referred to as cue-notes, never affect the rhythmic subdivision, or musical "count" of the bar in which they are contained - and therefore, do not require other notes to be dropped from the bar to keep the time signature intact.
