Reading music question

[ktimekiller]

Googled it, didnt find it.

What does a horizontal line above or below the note signify? The line is small, and only applies to the specific note.

EDIT: I am assuming it is non spiccato

 

[Stigmata]

Ledger lines, they're there as a visual reference for the note's position above or below the staff.

 

[Yorick]

If not ledger lines, you could be referring to Tenuto.

 

[ktimekiller]

It is Tenuto. If most of the piece is in spiccato, and a tenuto pops up, I am assuming it means play it in full note and not in spiccato?

 

[Yorick]

Exactly. What stringed instrument are you playing?

 

[ktimekiller]

Violin