text: what are some free programs i could use to write music? ever since the 3rd grade, i have loved composing songs on the piano. i think i'm pretty good, but i'm not sure. if you know of any programs on the internet that would help me acheive my dream of writing a piece of music, it would be very helpful. i know how to read music, it just takes more time to write it than i have patience for. you could try acid, record directly into it, and use any of the millions of loops for backing instruments. fruityloops is good as well.. dunno if you have midi hookup or not but you can actually play and record with midi and this program.  this is a nice starting place for beginer pc musicians