1. The first note of a Beamed group must never fall on an off beat, unless it's preceded by a rest or a dotted note

2. Appoggiatura Ah-poe-jah-TOR-rah [Italian] Leaning note; grace note; note of embellishment usually one step above (sometimes, though seldom, it is one step below) the main note.Before an even or unaltered note, the Appoggiatura generally receives its face value, that is one-half the value of the note that follows; before a dotted note it receives more than its face value, that is …