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Quick Grace Notes

A hands-on guide

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Ed Pearlman
Feb 15, 2024
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Today we’ll talk about quick grace notes — what they are, why they are used, and how to do them both above and below a note, with some exercises and examples, including a few images from an 18th-century tunebook showing how they marked these ornaments in the old days. We’ll conclude with a technique video to help you try all this.

Quick Grace Notes

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