Changing the type of grace notes

You can change the type of individual grace notes after they have been input. Grace notes can have slashed stems or unslashed stems.

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, grace notes appear with slashed stems by default.

1. Select the grace notes whose type you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
2. In the Properties panel, choose one of the following options for Grace note type in the Grace Notes group:

   • Slashed stem

     

   • Unslashed stem

     

Result

The selected grace notes are shown with slashed/unslashed stems.

Tip

You can also change the grace note type during step input.