Piano talk, what exactly is a Grace note????

Question

I have 2 text books, each conflicting the true defintion of what a Grace note is, just wondering your opinions???!!

Answer 1

Grace notes can often be tricky to figure out, and often the way they are performed will differ depending on which time period the music originates.



They are mainly two different kinds of grace notes--an appoggiatura or an acciaccatura. The acciaccatura appears with a slash and should be played very briefly before the note it proceeds. The appoggiatura appears without a slash and often takes half of the time from the note it follows. It is usually used as a suspension which resolves into the following note.



There is a lot of debate over how grace notes should be performed, and this is why its performance is ultimately left up to the performer.



I hope this helps.

Answer 2

Well, a grace note is a note that comes before the main notes. It appears mainly in more difficult pieces. Sometimes, there may be one, sometimes two. The way it is played depends on the piece of music. Sometimes is is played before the main notes, sometimes at the same time.

Answer 3

A grace not is a quick note leading into a longer lasting note. It is basically a quickly played note rolling into the next longer note.

Answer 4

a grace note is a note that is smaller than the other note and is right next to a normal note. It's kinda hard to tell you how to play it but once you get the hang of it they're really fun to play.

Answer 5

It's an embellishment - like a kicker, will often be smaller and lighter in color visually, the little notes before the big note, like a run.