Update documentation for what's supported in MIDI. (issue 3740)

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@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+The most common articulations are now reflected in MIDI output.
+Accent and marcato make notes louder; staccato, staccatissimo and
+portato make them shorter. Breath marks shorten the previous
+note.
+
+This behavior is customizable through the @code{midiLength} and
+@code{midiExtraVelocity} properties on @code{ArticulationEvent}.
+See @file{script-init.ly} for examples.
+
 @item
 The PostScript functionality of stroke adjustment is no longer
 applied automatically but left to the discretion of the PostScript