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title: "Lesson 9 · The furniture on the page: barlines, final barline, staves · Piakno"
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# The furniture on the page: barlines, final barline, staves

> Pick up any score and point out where it breaks into phrases and where it ends

- [Piano Theory from Scratch](https://piakno.com/course/piano-foundations)
- [Previous · Steps and leaps](https://piakno.com/course/piano-foundations/lesson/8)
- [Next · Repeat signs: the score isn't unfinished — it's telling you to go back](https://piakno.com/course/piano-foundations/lesson/10)