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RELATED LINKS
Changing the stem direction of notes on page 816
Slur placement relative to grace notes on page 782
Changing the position of grace notes relative to barlines
By default, grace notes are positioned after barlines and directly before the notehead to which
they apply, including for the rst note in a bar. You can position individual grace notes before
barlines, for example, so the rst normal note in the bar is not pushed too far from the barline,
or to indicate that grace notes are played before the beat.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the grace notes whose position relative to barlines you want to change.
2. In the Properties panel, activate/deactivate Grace note before barline in the Grace Notes
group.
RESULT
The selected grace notes are positioned before barlines when the property is activated, and after
barlines when the property is deactivated.
Grace note size
Grace notes are smaller versions of normal notes, and are scaled down by a ratio that is set by
default to 3/5 of a normal note.
You can change the size of grace notes individually in the same way as for normal notes.
RELATED LINKS
Changing the size of notes on page 638
Grace note slashes
Slashes shown diagonally across grace note stems are often used to distinguish different types
of grace notes. Grace notes with slashed stems are known as acciaccaturas and are often played
very fast. Grace notes without slashed stems are known as appoggiaturas and are often played
slower than acciaccaturas.
In Dorico SE, grace notes appear with slashed stems by default. You can change whether grace
notes are slashed or unslashed during note input as well as by changing the type of existing
grace notes.
Grace notes
Grace note size
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Dorico SE 3.1.10