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A dot above or below a musical note indicates that you are to play the note staccato - from the Italian word staccare meaning "to detach", staccato means that you play the note short and detached.

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if it has a tr in front of it, then it is a trill; a rapid change in between notes

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Lines above a note mean you need to play lagato, or smooth and connected. Contrary to a dot which means staccato and you play short and choppy.

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THe vertical lines separate bars (measures).

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What do the dots above the repeated notes in measure 2 mean?

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Its called a Tenuto mark.

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Tenuto.

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