Scoring
Previously, a composer would have needed to understand how to read a musical score, in order to write a song, since at the time there was no way to convey musical elements, other than via notation.
Notation
Presentation
Computing technology allows the songwriting process to be less cumbersome and time consuming, as machines have enabled key signature identification, in addition to allowing composers to present music, using standard notation and symbols, in a digitised manner.
Performance
The web enables notated music to be viewed and performed as a demonstration of a musical work, in a way that was previously not possible, other than via software, which as a result allowed only certain individuals to read (as well as write) a musical score.
Publishing
With the advent of the MusicXML (Music eXtensible Mark-up Language) standard, MIDI data can be converted into XML format and it may be printed or published, or else saved in a proprietary format, for display or playback in a web page.
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