Grace note slashes

Dorico Pro Help

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Dorico Pro
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4.3
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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 Pro, 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.

Tip

You can change the default thickness, length, and position of all grace note stem slashes project-wide in Engraving Options > Notes > Grace Notes.