An appoggiatura is

Question

• a rapid alternation between the written note and the one above it.
• the same as a grace note.
• an ornamental note that is played on the beat and is usually rhythmically equal to half the value of the note that follows it.
• a dynamic marking typical of the Baroque period.

Answer 1

• an ornamental note that is played on the beat and takes up half the value of the note that follows it.