"Checkmark" notation in music

[asoalin]

I have been scouring the web for this answer with no success, so I must ask. Can someone tell me what the checkmark-looking notation is in music? There are a lot of them in Suite de Trois Morceaux: Allegretto. It is a little checkmark just above the staff that occurs throughout the piece.
Thanks

[fluttiegurl]

Some editors use check marks as breath marks or phrase markings.

[fingerbun]

Is it as per the explanation of 'breath mark" in this URL?

http://www.flutetunes.com/glossary.php?a=B

Asking because"checkmark" is a US term if I understand it correctly...what others would call a "tick". If this is correct, then I guess 'breath mark" is the term to use?

I am a rank beginner, so this is a question, not a statement.

[fluttiegurl]

Yes, this is an explanation of what I meant by breath mark. In many modern American notations, a breath is indicated by a comma above the staff. It simply tells the player where the editor suggests he/she breathes (takes in air) in the music.

[fingerbun]

Thanks and sorry for the dumb question...my musical background has its roots in rock and roll, and the bass guitar, and as you know guitarists have no idea how to read music

[asoalin]

Well, this clears up a lot! Thank you!

[peterk1]

Sometimes you'll see the tick inside parentheses - that's usually a suggestion to take the breath there if you need it (a sort of "beginner's breath spot"), but you should try to be able to make it to the next tick not in parentheses [without passing out].