Position of Grace notes. (enquiry, not problem)
I have been transcribing some scores for friends, and have come across a passage where the grace note is positioned across the bar line to the note. (example attached)
Does this make a difference to the musical sound of the piece in question?
I have listened to that part of the piece with the grace note before the bar line, and after the bar line, and I cannot hear any difference to the melody.
Not being as knowledgeable as I'd like in music, would like to know if there is a reason for positioning grace notes as such.
Thank you.
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The norm for grace notes would be immediately before the note it attaches to - so, after the barline. Can you show a picture of the actual score you are concerned with? Could be it is something else going on, like a trill ending as opposed to a grace note (they look similar).
In reply to The norm for grace notes by Marc Sabatella
Thank you Marc. trill ending could be the answer.
Since in the bar concerned, it was after a Whole note trill, I didn't associate it with the note.
I also found something similar in the previous bar, after a trill on a quarter note.
(Underlined in image upper stave)
See image.
In reply to Thank you Marc. trill ending by murray45a
Yep, that's it all right. In which case, create it by selecting the note with the trill then adding "grace notes after" from the palette.
In reply to Yep, that's it all right. In by Marc Sabatella
Thank you, Marc.
Although I am in my senior years, I am determined to learn as much about music as I can, this forum along with yourself. is a wonderful source of information.