In the age of digital transformation, one of the innovative systems available to musicians is the digitalization of music scores and the development of scorewriter programs. Although digital score literacy is not a new concept, its difficult for classical music performers who use sheet music, which have a history of almost 600 years, and come from a traditional school of education, to break away from. However, with today’s developments in software and hardware, the use of digital reading programs has become easier and the application area has expanded. This study aims to guide musicians who want to learn and use digital score reading applications and technology. In this regard, by compiling information about the content of digital score field and its applications, the software history, hardware history and advantages of reading digital score compared to sheet music were investigated. Afterwards, score reading applications created for Android and iOS operating systems were examined in terms of content. The data obtained as a result of the literature review was synthesized using the traditional compilation method in order to determine the situation and reach various conclusions and suggestions. In the research, data were collected through documents and analyzed descriptively. The applications reviewed are limited to those that are compatible with iOS and Android operating systems and have received 4 or more stars out of 5. Five selected applications in the research were examined in terms of library connections, the language in which they were written, features that facilitate reading notes, editing and writing features, storage and the appropriate user base. The literature compiled as a result of the scanning is presented under the following headings; development of digital score reading technologies in terms of hardware and software, prominent features and applications.

Music technology, digital score, digital score reading, performance, tablet PC.