Finale is a software program that I use regularly to compose music. Finale is an absolutely wonderful program. Without it, it would take me months to years to compose ten minutes of music. With this software I am able to create new music and hear it played back to me instantly. Finale removes the need for a live ensemble to read your music in order to listen and make edits. All of this to say, Finale could definitely use some improvements. Firstly, it is extremely expensive, thus limiting its already minuscule accessibility. One license to use finale is $600 for non student buyers. If the price were reduced, more people would have access to this software and be able to create more. Another issue with Finale is its huge learning curve. As someone who taught themselves to use the program, I can say with certainty that it takes multiple months or even years to fully understand what all the program is capable of, as well as how to access simple functions. For example. when a piece of music is loaded, the user sees a blank page with lines, a little note tool bar on the side, and a few symbols at the top. This is obviously intimidating to a new user. I believe a more comprehensive tutorial, as well as a list of all the most common short cuts, would greatly improve the beginner user experience with this program.