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Cue Notes and Grace Notes

Cue Notes

Size
When to Use
Placement

Grace Notes

Size
Slashes
Slurs

The cue note is somewhat smaller than a regular note.

The instrument name is usually written before the cue notes.

Note size is determined by the staff size used.

Staff Size (see Staves)																																								Note Size
1, 2 or 3																																								Note size from staff size 6
4, 5 or 6																																								Note size from staff size 7

Grace notes are slightly smaller than cue notes.

They usually have upward stems.

The slash must go from the lower left to the upper right.
Example A

the slash should be notated so that a white space is visible towards the flag end of the stem.

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