Grace note

For percussion, such as drums, a related concept are ghost notes — supportive snare-hits at a lower volume.

The presence or absence of a slash through a note stem is often interpreted to indicate the intention of an acciaccatura or an appoggiatura, respectively.

Various multiple grace note ornaments are formalised into distinct types, such as doublings, throws, and birls.

[2] In modern editions of Western classical works, editors often seek to eliminate the potential for different interpretations of ornamental symbology, of which grace notes are a prime example, by converting a composer's original ornamental notation into literal notation, the interpretation of which is far less subject to variation.

Such ornaments in Indian Classical Music are important for the proper rendition and essential to create the beauty of a raga.

Kan-swars or sparsh-swars can be executed vocally and on instruments in three ways: In a book on sitar compositions, Kaṇ has been defined as 'fast deflection which can be approached while descending or ascending'.

The act of Kaṇ being repeated twice, thrice or four times in a single stroke of mizrāb is called Krintan.