Grace note
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Definition
A type of ornament played as a quick, crushed note before the main note of a melody.
Sometimes there may be a group of grace notes at the start of a phrase and this is particularly evident in bagpipe playing.
Grace notes are written smaller than the rest of the notes.
Examples
Listen to the grace notes in this bagpipe melody
Related concepts
- Ornament (N4)