Annotating Distributed Scores for Mutual Engagement in Daisyphone and Beyond

Written and drawn annotations of musical scores form a core part of the music composition process for both individuals and groups. This paper reflects on the annotations made in new forms of distributed music making where the score and its annotations are shared across the web. Four kinds of annotation are identified from eight years of studies of mutual engagement through distributed music making systems. It is suggested that new forms of web based music making might benefit from shared and persistent graphical annotation mechanisms.